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Galena and Quartz

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Galena, being a mineral in the isometric crystal class, has the potential to form in a huge range of habits. In this case, the Galena has formed in these massive parallel clusters of blades, similar to Hematite rosettes but on a much larger (and much shinier!) scale. Each and every one of the blades are richly textured with striations, which appear as sci-fi-esque triangles in areas where the flat planes of the blades are visible. Between the tesseracts of Galena are sugar-dusted points of peach colored Quartz crystals, with most of them being accented by a preferentially deposited druze of secondary Quartz. All of this complex goodness is presented on a large scale, with the entirety of the specimen reaching a massive 35 centimeters in width. This specimen comes with a custom acrylic base.

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SpeciesQuartz, Galena
SizeMuseum
Dimensions25.0 x 35.0 x 11.0 cm
Added on06/14/2025
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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Dan KennedNot disclosed

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