Spinel-twinned Galena w/ Quartz

Krushev dol mine, Madan ore field, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
Small Cabinet, 5.2 x 4.1 x 3.0 cm
Start Time: 08/15/2019 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/22/2019 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Splendent metallic-gray, densely intergrown and stacked, small tabular spinel-twinned galena prisms dramatically cover this scuptural and rich small cabinet from this well-known Madan polymetallic mine. The scattered quartz points, to 1.0 cm, are a fine and typical accessory to this cutie. The mounded matrix is galena with quartz. Rich lead ore.

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