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MD-230504
Galena, Gypsum (Var: Selenite)
Banska Stiavnica (Selmecbanya; Schemnitz), Banska Stiavnica Mining District, Stiavnica Mts, Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Cabinet, 10.0 x 8.0 x 4.0 cm
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A superb old specimen from the Mining Academy in Freiberg, circa late 1800s, this is a significant German galena specimen. It has large galena crystals and has a bizarre association with little bowtie clusters of selenite. It also has association with sphalerite and quartz.

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