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Galena on Quartz from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru

 
Galena on Quartz from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru

Galena on Quartz from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru

Galena on Quartz from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru

Galena on Quartz from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 75854
Mineral:Galena on Quartz
Locality:Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru
Description:Lustrous gray-metallic galena crystals to 20 mm over lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals to 7 mm. The galena crystals are in parallel orientation with stepped octahedral faces twinned on the {111} plane following the Spinel Law of twinning.
Overall Size:5x3x2 cm
Crystals:1-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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