Mineral 1.0Viewing Photo for Galena

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Galena mineralization as light silver-gray colour, with some chalcopyrite in the top-left (c) Kerry Cupit / John Phipps
Galena mineralization as light silver-gray colour, with some chalcopyrite in the top-left
Kerry Cupit / John Phipps

Large-scale galena mineralization.  Note cubic structure and silver-gray colour.
Large-scale galena mineralization. Note cubic structure and silver-gray colour.

Another view of galena's cubic crystalline habit
Another view of galena's cubic crystalline habit

Underside of specimen in previous photos
Underside of specimen in previous photos

(c) Mineral Picture courtesy of www.yuprocks.com
Mineral Picture courtesy of www.yuprocks.com

  
Galena mineralization (amongst chalcopyrite and others)
Credit: Kerry Cupit / John Phipps