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Galena (Specimen #100217)

Galena (Specimen #100217)

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Mineral(s): Galena, Chalcopyrite 

Location: Joplin Field, Jasper County, Missouri, USA 

Size: 5.1 x 4.8 x 2.6 cm

Description A classic, old-time Tri-State District combination piece of lustrous octohedral galena crystals to 1.1 cm, with a dusting of chalcopyrite on chert matrix from Joplin, Missouri. A sparkling, undamaged specimen from a classic USA locale.

This is a catch-all locality for which no further locality information is available. The Joplin Field consists of the Mississippi Valley type lead-zinc deposits where Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri meet. Not to be confused with the Mississippi Valley type lead-zinc mines of the Viburnum Trend in Missouri. 

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