GALENA
Specimen gal-16
$ 45.00Dims: 2.1" x 1.9" x 1.4"(5.3 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm)
Wt: 4.05 oz.(114.9 g)
Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, U.S.A.
Several small cubic Galena crystals are gathered together in a cluster on this specimen. They all possess the standard characteristics of Galena, i.e. dark gray color, metallic luster, high density, and opacity. Their form is very good, with cubic growth patterns visible on their faces and small secondary faces truncating their corners. They range in size from 0.1 - 0.6"(0.3 - 1.5 cm) square, and do not necessarily form perfect cubes. A few of them are incomplete, but none show any damage. They rest on a base that is made up primarily of tiny, white dolomite crystals, botryoidal chalcopyrite clusters, and smaller Galena cubes, most of which are incomplete.