AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Bulgaria > Galena with Pyrite and Sphalerite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 43480 |
Mineral: | Galena with Pyrite and Sphalerite |
Locality: | Krushev Dol Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria |
Description: | Heavy cluster of gray metallic galena crystals with minor pyrite and sphalerite in the base where it was attached to matrix. The galena crystals are cubic, with octahedral corner faces with surfaces that show parallel, stepped growth layers. |
Overall Size: | 6x5x5 cm |
Crystals: | 5-30 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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