AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Bulgaria > Galena |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 43481 |
Mineral: | Galena |
Locality: | Krushev Dol Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria |
Description: | Unusual formation of complexly crystallized gray-metallic galena crystals in parallel orientation. The galena crystallized in plate-like shapes and has parallel faces throughout with curved edges and the faces show thin, stepped growth layers. |
Overall Size: | 8x5.5x4 cm |
Crystals: | 2-20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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