- MD-165781
- Galena, Sphalerite
- Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Miniature, 4.4 x 3.4 x 2.7 cm
- SOLD
Yes, this galena crystal is really as weird in form as it looks - presumably from natural etching, leaving it with curved, melty-looking surfaces pretty much opposite the normal character of galena with its flat-faced cubes. You can see a crystal of sphalerite intergrown with it on the right side.
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