Galena with Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite
specimen number:
5004629
location:
Sweetwater mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
description:
Very choice aesthetic combination specimen with sharp lustrous crystals of metallic galena measuring to 2.5 cm on edge scattered throughout this breccia matrix with colorless crystals of translucent calcite measuring to 3.0 cm in size. Cleaving is present to one of the calcite terminations, this piece is still in very good condition. Crystallized all around. Crystals of dolomite and chalcopyrite are scattered throughout a breccia matrix. Good combination piece such as this one are not terribly common from the mining district.
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