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MD-153370
Galena, Quartz, Chlorite Group
Septemvri mine (Deveti Septemvri mine), Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Small Cabinet, 6.9 x 5.0 x 4.5 cm
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These incredibly elegant hollowed-out galena crystals were the surprise hits of both the Denver and Munich shows. They formed from a natural process of etching and are thus termed "skeletal" crystals. This very well-balanced matrix galena specimen is covered by a vuggy bed of green, chloritic to colorless, gemmy, lustrous quartz crystals, to 9 mm long. Perched aesthetically on the quartz are a cluster of three lustrous, skeletal, battleship-gray galena crystals, to 1.4 cm across. Truly dramatic and unusual! This SUPER piece is viewable from all 4 sides! More 3-dimensional in person, too! The mine is closed. Expect few more to turn up.