Galena

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Galena/Lead/Pyrite

Galena/Lead/Pyrite

Name/Title

Galena

Entry/Object ID

78.62.168

Description

Chemical Composition: PbS Crystal System: Cubic or Isometric S Description: Common Name: Galena/Pyrite Chemistry: PbS Group: Sulfides Location: Joplin,MO. Description: A piece of chert with Lead,Galena,Pyrite and Zinc. Bumpy black opaque crystals of Galena, metallic gold crystals of Pyrite and some orangy crystals of Zinc. The base is a gray chert with orange stain with a top layer of fine crystalline black Lead with yellow and ochre stains.

Collection

Delmar Smith Mineral Collection

Acquisition

Accession

78.62

Source or Donor

Delmar Smith Mineral Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Width

6 in

Depth

1-1/4 in

Length

5-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Dimension taken at widest points

Location

Location

Cabinet

J-2 rear

Wall

North

Building

Storage (old gift shop upstairs)

Category

Permanent