Galena With Fluorite

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Fine galena specimens from the Southern Illinois Fluorite District are not all that common. This large group of stepped galena crystals, to 5.25 cm across, is a floater! It is somewhat elegant with a slightly curved form to it. The piece has good luster with a battleship-gray color. Sprinkled on the galena are a few subhedral crystals of lavender fluorite. No telling which mine this is from there, but it is an older piece, I am sure of it. Ex David Stoudt Collection