| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Galena with Chalcopyrite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 28573 |
| Mineral: | Galena with Chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri |
| Description: | Unusual crystal of cubic galena with secondary overgrowth of octahedral crystals of galena on the faces. The secondary growth is epitaxially oriented to the underlying cubic crystal, resulting in parallel growth. Minor chalcopyrite, sphalerite. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970) |
| Overall Size: | 28x28x28 mm |
| Crystals: | .5-25 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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