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Galena

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Locality: 
Gyudyurska Mine, Zlatograd, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 7 × 3.8 cm
Description

Galena from Rhodope Mountains is obviously the best worldwide.The specimen proves it with the sharpness of the crystals, the textbook form and the mirror luster!This is something that is not standard for all pieces from there and only if you compare two pieces side by side in good light you can tell the small differences in quality. This is a high class piece, not only fo for the better form and luster, but also for the balance, with the big crystal in the middle and the smaller surrounding it, with a little quartz to add detail!The condition is another advantage of the piece, with only peripheral contacting and no damage!The piece has oxides on it, which could be cleaned, but they give style,so I didn't clean it.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey

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