Galena with Quartz
specimen number:
1503440
location:
Borieva mine, Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
description:
Gorgeous extremely bright and lustrous sharply formed twinned crystals of galena to 1.5 cm in size scattered thickly over the front of a 20.0 x 12.0 x 5.0 cm quartz crystal covered matrix. Very minimal chipping present, I think this in very good condition when one considers the number of crystals present in the size of the piece. The lustrous extremely good. Shipping weight: 8.17 pounds. Ex Renaud Vochten collection.
Size: 20.0 x 12.0 x 5.0 cm (large-cabinet)
Collection: Renaud Vochten
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