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Dolomite var. Pearlspar on Galena from New Glennerieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland

 
Dolomite var. Pearlspar on Galena from New Glennerieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland

Dolomite var. Pearlspar on Galena from New Glennerieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland

Dolomite var. Pearlspar on Galena from New Glennerieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland

Dolomite var. Pearlspar on Galena from New Glennerieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland

DESCRIPTION:No. 28545
Mineral:Dolomite var. Pearlspar on Galena
Locality:New Glennerieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland
Description:Sparkling crystals of beige-colored dolomite up to 4 mm on platy matrix of colorless quartz with several complex crystals of metallic galena up to 20 mm. The galena crystals vary from octahedral to cubic form (and intermediate forms). Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970); ex. Cajori
Overall Size:8x5.5x3 cm
Crystals:.2-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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