Sphalerite w/ spinel-twinned Galena

Madan, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Small Cabinet, 7.4 x 5.8 x 4.5 cm
Start Time: 08/11/2012 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/16/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Flashy, well-striated, twinned, jet-black, sphalerite crystals are nicely accented on the sides by splendent, metallic-gray, spinel-twinned galena crystals on this showy and excellent combination specimen from the famous mines at Madan. Highly representative material from this noted locale.

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