Marcasite on Galena (Trimingham Coll.)

Item Description

Sparkly golden marcasite microcrystals preferentially coat cubic galena crystals attractively clustered on the sphalerite matrix. The battleship-gray cubes are moderately lustrous with matte/lightly frosted faces. The impressive protruding galena is 3.0 long. A small galena is cleaved, but this remains a choice and aesthetic combination example from this famous old lead mining district. Ex Bob Trimingham Collection.