GALENA
Specimen gal-11
$ 27.00Dims: 2-3/4" x 2-3/8" x 2"
Wt: 11.1 oz
Pachapaqui Mine, Ancash, Peru
This Galena piece shows the pseudohexagonal formation that is so popular among collectors. The crystals look as if they've formed intergrowing hexagonal platelets. Although it's difficult to determine where one crystal ends and another begins, there is a particularly large (1/4 inch) crystal face exposed. Among these crystals is a light infestation of quartz crystals and a dusting of pyrite and sphalerite in one spot. I like this Galena specimen the best, due to the "mill-wheels"- it's quite impressive.