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MD-247709
Galena
Greystones Quarry, Lezant, Callington District, Cornwall, England, UK
Miniature, 4.9 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm
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Sharp, lustrous, battleship-gray, cuboctahedral galena crystals are richly and aesthetically scattered on all sides of the sculptural matrix consisting mostly of sparkly, brass-yellow pyrite microcrystals on this fine specimen from the Greystones Quarry of Cornwall. The Quarry is a modern operation worked for road metal. Strangely, galena is rare in crystallized specimens from Cornwall. Ex. Wesley Stark Collection.