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VERY UNUSUAL GALENA XLS ON CHERT-OKLAHOMA-CHOICE & ODD!
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Up for auction is this very aesthetic Galena specimen from the Picher Field, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. The specimen measures 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 inches and features over 20 very unusual galena crystals on a flake of tannish chert. The Picher Field is the name given to the group of mines around Picher, Oklahoma. The vast majority of the specimens from the Tri-State district (the confluence of KS, MO and OK) were not attributed to individual mines but were mostly labeled as having come from Joplin, Missouri. This is an older specimen from the Duprey collection that I purchased in Michigan. They collected underground in the area, but this is one of the pieces that they purchased from Chink Enders, a noted miner and dealer in the area. The galena crystals on this piece are very unusual in that they are LLAMELAR; that is, they appear to be stacked thin plates of crystals. This habit is seen in other minerals, notably in graphite and mica minerals, but I've personally never seen it in galena. The cuboctahedral galena crystals appear to be rounded and I found them to be curiously structured and examined them under a loupe. At first I thought they might be etched, but the crystals are clearly llamelar in nature--VERY ODD. One of the other things that I really like about this piece is that the chert matrix looks like an artifact....very much like a scraping tool! Being chert, this is especially appropriate! The galena crystals are nicely-spaced and offer great relief against the matrix. This is certainly the most unusual of the galena specimens in the Duprey collection. This was in a small box with the "Picher, OK" designation written on the underside. The largest crystal is about 1/2 inch across. I feel this is a very unusual and aesthetic specimen and it happens to be in excellent condition. One can see a couple of scars w individual crystals broke off, but this is so clean and t is so little residual galena that I feel that this is very insignificant. AESTHETIC AND UNUSUAL! Please check my feedback and my other auction items...thanks! All items are carefully packaged, come with complete and accurate labels and are quickly shipped. Your satisfaction is always unconditionally guaranteed.
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