Galena (classic material)

Picher Field, Tri-State Mining District, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
Small Cabinet, 9.2 x 6.3 x 5.0 cm
Start Time: 01/16/2025 7:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/23/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
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Starting Bid: $249
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Item Description

A showy, classic multi-crystal specimen of Galena from the famed Picher Field in the Tri-State District featuring sharp, well-formed, silvery-grey colored cubic crystals (the largest of which shows octahedral modifications on the corner) associated with small brassy colored bladed crystals of Marcasite for a nice accent. The corners of the larger crystals have beautiful overgrowths of additional Galena crystals, creating a beautifully sculptural, geometric form. The piece is in great condition on the display side, but contacted on the back where it was separated from the pocket wall. A great eye-catching example of this well-known material that is now fairly scarce on the market than it was decades ago.
From the worldwide mineral collection of Albert Lewis Kidwell (January 1, 1919 - August 16, 2008). Al was a well-known mineral collector and research geologist with Carter Oil Company and later Exxon Oil Company in Houston, Texas. The phosphate species Kidwellite was named in his honor in 1974 ( https://www.mindat.org/photo-326405.html ).

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