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Galena with Sphalerite from Delaware Aqueduct Shaft 2A, Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York

 
Galena with Sphalerite from Delaware Aqueduct Shaft 2A, Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York

Galena with Sphalerite from Delaware Aqueduct Shaft 2A, Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 48493
Mineral:Galena with Sphalerite
Locality:Delaware Aqueduct Shaft 2A, Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York
Description:Crystallized mass of metallic galena in quartz with thin veins of granular brown sphalerite. The specimen came from the rock excavated from 1939-45 for the aqueduct that supplies New York City with fresh water from the Catskill Mountain region.
Overall Size:9x8x5 cm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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