skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE


Specimen: #21460
Locality: 9th Septemvri mine (Deveti Septemvri mine), Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Size: 43mm x 41mm x 30mm
Size description: Miniature
Shipping: USA 12.80, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 18.90, China via UPS 33.00 (USD)
Price: USD 95   ADD TO CART

A superb specimen of skeletal galena decorated with chalcopyrite from 9th Septemvri mine, Madan ore field, Bulgaria. Very attractive and geometrical arrangement of stacked and aligned galena overgrowing each other. Excellent parallel growth of cubes and elongated tetragonal prisms on different axes. They grow one atop other forming amazing terraced structures. The faces are matt lustrous. Nice decoration is yellow chalcopyrite crystals growing above. In excellent condition – some small nicks and contacts.

Choice specimen from this closed mine – the only one that makes these structures!

 



skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE

skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE

skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE

skeletal GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE