K305
Galena on Chalcopyrite
Animon Mine (Alimon Mine), Huaron, Pasco Dept., Peru
Cabinet, 9.5 x 6.5 x 4.2 cm
Ex. Charlie Key
SOLD
Bizarre, elongated, pointy, hoppered galena crystals to 2 cm are perched here in a cluster on contrasting bronze/iridescent chalcopyrite, making for a stunning contrast! It is very 3-dimensional in person and looks like a robot, to me. The galena is not just metallic. It has a thin surface alteration of iridescence and flashes brightly, more than you would expect. Something about it is just DIFFERENT, is all I can say, and it really shows off in a case