Galena from Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Galena crystals, 7.2 cm, from Bleialf, Eifel District, Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, with a label from Arthur Kusche’s Munich Mineralogical Institute (operated ca. 1911–1924). Gerl collection. Photo by Anton Watzl, Sr.

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SpeciesGalena
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.2 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record 56 2 page 202

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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Arthur KuscheNot disclosed

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metallic luster with cube and cuboctahedral crystals, often twinned; sharp cleavage reveals reflective planes, a standout sulfide for collectors.
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Galena from Rhineland-Palatinate
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Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany — a collector’s province famed for Landsberg cinnabar and native mercury, Bad Ems lead-zinc-silver veins, and the Eifel’s blue ha…