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Lead (?) with Anglesite and Galena from Tintic Standard Mine, Dividend, Utah County, Utah

 
Lead (?) with Anglesite and Galena from Tintic Standard Mine, Dividend, Utah County, Utah

Lead (?) with Anglesite and Galena from Tintic Standard Mine, Dividend, Utah County, Utah

Lead (?) with Anglesite and Galena from Tintic Standard Mine, Dividend, Utah County, Utah

Lead (?) with Anglesite and Galena from Tintic Standard Mine, Dividend, Utah County, Utah

DESCRIPTION:No. 60511
Mineral:Lead (?) with Anglesite and Galena
Locality:Tintic Standard Mine, Dividend, Utah County, Utah
Description:I can only restate what the previous label indicates: this is native lead with translucent anglesite coating and silver-metallic galena. It looks more like chlorargyrite, rather than anglesite, and the silver-metallic mineral could actually be acanthite. Ex. B. Gaber collection #616; ex. Paul Pohwat collection #262 (Mineral Collection Manager at Smithsonian)
Overall Size:9x4.5x3 cm
Crystals:micro
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