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Galena

Ex. Brent E. LOCKHART Collection
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 6 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

Splendent, sharp, steel-gray galena cuboctahedrons to 1.5 cm, densely cover matrix on this rich and showy specimen from the famous Himmelfahrt Mine at historic Freiberg. This mine was one of the last two mines to close in Freiberg in 1913. See the 2015 Mineralogical Record Freiberg Issue in Vol. 46, No. 3. From a 19th Century Zurich collection. Classic and rich old-time Freiberg galena and German classic.

Comes with an original historical collection label, which can be assigned to the period from 1880 to 1920 (K. S. meant Kingdom of Saxony). In addition, there is a certificate of the archiving of the specimen in the famous Brent E. LOCKHART collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey
Labels
Label Images - only: Galena
Label Images - only: Galena
Label Images - only: Galena
Label Images - only: Galena

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Shipping Information

Postage Area Price
Germany (insured parcel) < 3 kg: 6 $
$6
Germany (insured parcel) > 3 kg - 10 kg: 9.50 $
$9.50
Worldwide, tracked < 1 kg: 9.50 $
$9.50
Worldwide, tracked > 1 kg up to 2 kg: 28 $
$28
European Union, tracked > 1 kg up to 2 kg: 18 $
$18

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Money back guarantee is valid until 14 days after receiving the payment. The refund will be initiated immediately upon receiving the minerals back. Due to the return time, there may be a delay in the refund.