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Galena
$450.00 €409 £340.00 approx. This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.
ID:
CC11085
Rare for the Tsumeb mine in Namibia, skeletal-hopper habit metallic grey Galena crystals form a fascinating intergrown group. Individual hoppered crystals attain almost 2 cm in length and display various complex habits, some like elongated chisels and others, intertwined bent crystals. As is often the case with Tsumeb Galena, the surface of the crystals have a naturally etched and micro-pitted texture with a resultant matt lustre. Well crystallised Galena is relatively rare at Tsumeb and this is a great and unusual example.