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Galena, Pyrite, Calcite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Galena, Pyrite, Calcite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

Galena, Pyrite, Calcite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Galena, Pyrite, Calcite from Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 36147
Mineral:Galena, Pyrite, Calcite
Locality:Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Lustrous cubo-octahedral silver-metallic galena crystals up to 2.5 mm with brassy metallic pyrite crystals up to 3 mm and rhombohedral white calcite crystals up to 8 mm on edge. All crystals are complete and undamaged. Very showy.
Overall Size:6x4x4 cm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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