A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Galena with marcasite, calcite and chert |
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| Description | This sample is 8 cm across. The grayish mineral showing good cleavage is galena (PbS). Galena is the most common ore mineral for lead. The lighter colored material on the top of the specimen is marcasite (FeS2). Chert pebbles are visible on the lower left and bottom, and a small amount of white calcite is seen near the center of the specimen. |
| Location | USA ▹ Missouri ▹ Jasper County. Near Joplin. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-02. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #144. |
| Key words | galean, marcasite, chert, Missouri |
| Tech details | 905 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 982 |
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