skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ


Specimen: #15832
Locality: 9th Septemvri mine (Deveti Septemvri mine), Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Size: 63mm x 46mm x 28mm
Size description: Small Cabinet
Shipping: USA 12.80, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 18.90, China via UPS 33.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Attractive specimen displaying silver-metallic Galena with Chalcopyrite decoration from the famous Madan ore field, Bulgaria. Skeletal arrangement of Galena crystals overgrowing each other. Excellent parallel growth of cubes and elongated tetragonal prisms on different axes forming terraced structures. The Galena is matt lustrous. Yellow Chalcopyrite crystals grow above. They are well formed. Some black Sphalerite and Quartz crystals are seen too. Displays on both sides. In good condition – some nicks and contacts.

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skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ

skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ

skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ

skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ

skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ