Calcite with Galena, Sphalerite
specimen number:
1651753
location:
Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Kansas, USA
description:
Semi lustrous translucent golden crystal grouping of calcite 6.5 cm in size on a breccia matrix with small sparkling crystals of sphalerite and octahedral crystals of galena. A classic combination specimen for this old mining district. Complete all around and in great condition. This would have been collected in the 1960s.
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