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| Item # GAL07118842 Galena with Ruby Red Sphalerite from Missouri $52.00 |
| Galena with Sphalerite from Missouri Delicate Ruby Red Sphalerite crystals adorn this Galena cube. Excellent formations on this classic specimen we procured in Joplin Missouri a few years back! This specimen weighs 0.29 lb (132g) and measures 1.1 x 1.4 x 1 in (36 x 36 x 27mm). |
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| Galena is the natural mineral form of lead sulfide. It is the most important lead ore mineral. It crystallizes into cubic or octahedral forms. It is often found with the minerals Sphalerite, Calcite and Fluorite. Galena deposits often contain significant amounts of silver sulfide or minute solid formations of silver within the galena crystalline structure. In the United States, it occurs most notably in the Mississippi Valley deposits of the Lead Belt in southeastern Missouri, and in the Driftless Area of Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. The economic importance of galena to the early history of the Driftless Area was so great that one of the towns in the region was named Galena, Illinois. Galena also was a major mineral of the zinc-lead mines of the tri-state district around Joplin in southwestern Missouri and the adjoining areas of Kansas and Oklahoma. Galena is the official state mineral of the U.S. states of Missouri and Wisconsin. |
| Notice to Our Customers We will be closed from May 18th through August 15th 2012 to relocate our business. Orders placed during this time will not be shipped until after August 15th. Purchases or Reservations will be honored in the date order they are received. 1st purchaser is served 1st. |