Chalcopyrite after Galena
specimen number:
7991827
location:
Buick mine, Viburnum Trend, Iron Co., Missouri, USA
description:
Sharp octahedral crystals of what were once galena measuring to almost 1.0 cm in size, these now replaced completely by crystallized chalcopyrite and scattered richly across the top of this matrix. These are really hollow casts.
Size: 5.0 x 5.0 x 1.5 cm (miniature)
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