Galena with Pyrite

specimen number:
4901016

location:
Mid-Continent mine, Treece, Tri-State district, Kansas, USA

description:
A classic example from this famous locality, cubic semi lustrous crystals of galena measuring to 3.0 cm on edge forming a near matrix less cluster. Some of the crystal faces are coated with microscopic golden pyrite crystals. A second-generation, commonly referred to as modifications, of cube octahedral crystals are across the previous first-generation large cubic crystals. This is in really good condition. Likely collected in the 1960s.

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