Detailed information
Species
Calcite, Galena, Sphalerite
Dimensions
125 x 97 x 50
mm
Locality
Stríbro (Mies) Plzen Region Bohemia, Czech Republic
Condition
No recorded repairs
A magnificent cabinet display specimen of blocky, well developed metallic black Sphalerite crystals dusted with 1 mm snow white Calcite crystals and sub-mm, golden sucrosic Pyrite crystals. Both Calcite and Pyrite coatings are preferentially deposited on similarly aligned faces of the Sphalerite crystals, showing the 'way-up' of the specimen when in-situ. Punctuating the overall aesthetic are two splendid pagoda-like towers of stacked creamy flattened Calcite crystals, 3 and 4 cm tall, respectively. A superb specimen from Str'bro (Miers) in the Plzen Region of the Czech Republic that would grace any cabinet.
