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Sphalerite and Galena Mineral Specimen.

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Sphalerite and Galena Mineral Specimen.
Sphalerite and Galena Mineral Specimen.
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Description
A matrix specimen of bright galena and sphalerite crystals, with accessory quartz, with small calcite crystals to back, from Bulgaria. See Bonewitz, Dr. Ronald Louis, Rocks & Minerals, 2008, p.129, 130. 320 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/4"). Property of a Gloucestershire gentleman; found Rodopi Mountain region; collected 1930-1990 by the late Marin Savov of Pamporovo, Bulgaria; thence by descent. There are around 80 mines for lead and zinc in the area whose reserves are among the largest in Europe. [No Reserve]
Condition
Extremely fine condition. Fine specimen.
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Sphalerite and Galena Mineral Specimen.

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