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Galena

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
St Gotthard Tunnel, NEAT Construction Site, Amsteg, Uri, Switzerland
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 4 × 2.3 cm
Description

Without any doubt the best Galena I ever saw from any alpine cleft! The piece is developed as floater, razor sharp terminated with breath-taking luster and in exceptional dimension. Of course Galena is much more common from mining-areas, but from Alpine clefts a crystal in the size and quality is really unique- this is of highest relevance for entire Alps and the locality (Tunnel-discovery) makes it even more exceptional. Hard to photograph - texture and luster are much better in person.

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