Galena
Galena is a mineral with formula PbS, in the Sulfuros group. This specimen comes from Minas de Madan, Madan, Smolyan, Bulgaria.
Description
Metallic cubic crystals on a light matrix, with quartz and fluorite.
History of this specimen
A spectacular piece with perfect crystals.
About the locality
It has produced a great many pieces, true, and most of them are of excellent quality as well. Facts are facts.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0308
- Composition
- PbS
- Name
- Galena
- Group
- Sulfuros
- Category
- Lucimera
- Associations
- cuarzo fluorita
- Mine
- Minas de Madan
- District / Municipality
- Madan
- Province
- Smolyan
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Ex-collection
- Miguel Ángel
- Etymology
- From the Latin «galena», a term used since Antiquity for lead minerals.
- Quality
- Muy buena
- Value trend
- Al alza
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