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Galena on Quartz from Thomaston Dam Railroad Cut, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut

 
Galena on Quartz from Thomaston Dam Railroad Cut, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut

Galena on Quartz from Thomaston Dam Railroad Cut, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 36295
Mineral:Galena on Quartz
Locality:Thomaston Dam Railroad Cut, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Description:Cubic crystal of metallic galena 15 mm across on a plate of colorless quartz crystals up to 3 mm with a few scattered gray 1 mm galena crystals. This is a good specimen from a seldom-collected locality. Collected by Robert Sahno in 1981
Overall Size:6x4.5x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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