Galena w/ Sphalerite (uncommon) Trimingham Coll.

Burgin Mine, East Tintic District, Utah Co., Utah
Small Cabinet, 5.8 x 4.9 x 3.3 cm
Start Time: 06/29/2014 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/03/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Intergrown, lustrous, steel-gray galena cubes to about 9 mm interspersed with tiny, gemmy, olive-green sphalerite crystals make for an attractive, mounded combination specimen from this old extinct East Tintic District lead mine. Specimens from this mine are uncommon and this is a very fine combination from the Bob Trimingham Collection. Formerly in the Scott Williams Collection, according to Bob's label. A must for the locality or species collector.

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