Cuboctohedral Galena with Siderite & Sphalerite

Item Description

A showy and excellent, LARGE CABINET plate richly and aesthetically covered with lustrous, battleship-gray, cuboctahedral galena crystals to 3.0 cm. The galena crystals are uniquely accented by a preferential coating of sparkly, tan siderite microcrystals, which gives each galena crystal an unusual segmented look. The 3-dimensional, quartz and sulfide matrix is further complimented by more siderite and a rich peppering of tiny, sparkly sphalerite and galena crystals. Overall, the galena crystals are in excellent shape, with only a few periphery crystals being bruised. A dramatic and unusual, large Madan specimen.