Galena Gallery

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Galena : PbS, Sphalerite : (Zn,Fe²⁺)S
	Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico The galenas and the sphalerites compete for superb luster and perfection of crystallization in this specimen! Gorgeous overall form, an unusually aesthetic Naica specimen. 4.6 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm
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Galena : PbS, Quartz : SiO₂
	Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico An excellent and aesthetic specimen of metallic-bright, complex galena crystals on milky-white quartz from Naica, Mexico. Ex Marty Lewadny Collection of Winnipeg, Canada. 6.5 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm
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Galena : PbS
	Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico Look at the superb sharpness and size of the central crystal on this fine Naica galena! In person, the faces shine like a MIRROR. This is actually one large, compound crystal, but for the sake of clarity, that central part (which we are calling the central crystal) measures about 4.7 cm. This old Naica piece is complete on the front, with clean ...
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Galena : PbS, Quartz (Var: Amethyst) : SiO₂
	Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico This specimen has unique, beautiful aesthetics. Amethyst is VERy rare from Naica. Yet, here we have beautiful sprays erupting from a pristine stalactite of galena, complete all around. It is a colorful specimen of unique aesthetics for this classic old locality! The piece is complete all around and 3-dimensional! 9 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
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Galena : PbS, Calcite (Var: Manganoan Calcite) : (Ca,Mn)CO₃
	Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico A SUPERB and AESTHETIC specimen of gray, metallic-bright galena crystals resting in a house-like box-work of pastel-pink manganoan calcite after a calcite cast. This is a UNIQUE and BEAUTIFUL specimen from Naica. Ex Richard Hauck Collection. 5.4 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
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Galena : PbS
	Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico 10.4 x 9.9 x 5.5 cm. A big, rich specimen of galena from the older mining there, not the recent finds. This is a dense cluster of very sharp crystals with a high metallic luster, both octahedrons and cuboctahedrons. There are a couple of areas of wear, but overall it is in very good shape. The crystals are all around this specimen - the matrix in ...
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Galena : PbS, Calcite : CaCO₃
	Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico 5 x 4.7 x 3 cm. Classic Naica - complex and beautiful Galenas on a bed of lovely euhedral Calcite rhombs. Largest galena is 1.5 cm, and the Calcites are in the .2-.3 cm range. The Galenas have superb luster and beautiful mirror-like to striated faces. Excellent and very aesthetic.
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Galena : PbS
	Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico Specimen of Galena from Naica mine. Masive, with twisted-cubic crystaline structure. Very lustrous. Overall size of specimen: 5.2x4.5x4cm.
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Galena : PbS
	Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico 2.7 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm. Look at the fabulous luster on this cluster of super-sharp crystals (actually a compound crystal) of galena from Naica! Naica is known for its fluorites, often in association with sphalerite and galena. But you occasionally get these fine standalone galenas as well.
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Galena : PbS
	Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico 10.8 x 9.6 x 4.9 cm. A large and VERY impressive Naica galena, not from the recent finds of galena, fluorite and sphalerite, but from old mining at this classic locality. There are dozens of wonderfully-formed, shiny crystals here, sharp as can be - attractively isolated by a sparing amount of matrix. There are all sorts of variations on the basic ...
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