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Galena and Chalcopyrite on Quartz
- Septemvri mine, Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
- Small Cabinet, 9.5 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm
- Start Time: 08/05/2010 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/12/2010 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An attractive and damage free display specimen from the famous Madan mining district in Bulgaria. The main focus of the piece is a group of cubic Galena crystals with minor octahedral modifications measuring up to 1.3 cm which are aesthetically and geometrically intergrown and associated with metallic golden Chalcopyrite crystals, and minor black Sphalerite tetrahedra sitting atop a plate of crystallized prismatic white Quartz. A wonderful collection quality piece of this well known material.