skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ


Specimen: #20783
Locality: 9th Septemvri mine (Deveti Septemvri mine), Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Size: 37mm x 36mm x 15mm
Size description: Miniature
Shipping: USA 12.80, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 18.90, China via UPS 33.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

An outstanding specimen of skeletal galena from the famous 9th Septemvri mine, Madan ore field, Bulgaria. Very attractive and geometrical arrangement of stacked and aligned galena overgrowing each other. Excellent parallel growth of cubes and elongated tetragonal prisms on different axes. They grow one atop another forming amazing terraced structure. The faces are matt lustrous. Black sphalerite crystals and quartz needles grow on the galena. It displays attractively on both sides. In excellent condition – some small nicks. On acrylic base.
Fabulous specimen from this closed mine – the only one that makes these structures!

 



skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ

skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ

skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ

skeletal GALENA, SPHALERITE, QUARTZ