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Lead ore, copper ore and quartz

Description: Eight trays of galena, sphalerite, dolomite and quartz etc. Collected by father, or grandfather, of donor, miners at Laxey. 1 - very large euhedral quartz crystals with some anhedral sphalerite. 2 - large euhedral crystals of calcite/dolomite with chalcopyrite. 3 - mass of anhedral quartz with large euhedral crystals of calcite/dolomite with chalcopyrite. 4 - mass of anhedral quartz with large euhedral crystals of calcite/dolomite with chalcopyrite. 5 - large euhedral crystals of calcite/dolomite with chalcopyrite. 6 - anhedral quartz and chalcopyrite with large euhedral calcite/dolomite. 7 - anhedral quartz and chalcopyrite with large euhedral calcite/dolomite. 8 - mass of coarse, euhedral sparry quartz with finer overgrowths of euhedral, milky calcite (cabinet 4, drawer 15). 9 - euhedral quartz and calcite. 10 - mass of very large, euhedral quartz with occasional fine sphalerite ( cabinet 4, drawer 16). 11 - large mass of translucent, sparry quartz. 13-14 - mass of sparry quartz. 15 - mass of milky, euhedral quartz. 16-17 - translucent, euhedral sparry quartz. 18 - mass of subhedral, translucent sparry quartz with a small amount of sphalerite and pyrite. 19 - two to three euhedral, translucent quartz crystals with some biotite. 20 - mass of euhedral quartz. 21 - quartz crystal. 22 - mass of translucent, sparry quartz. 24 - translucent, euhedral quartz. 25 - large, clear quartz crystal. 26-29 - mass of sparry quartz. 30 - single euhedral quartz. 31 -33 mass of euhedral quartz. 35 - quartz crystal. 36 - two euhedral quartz crystals. 37 - anhedral quartz. 38 - subhedral quartz. 39 - quartz, calcite/dolomite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite. 40 - quartz and chalcopyrite with euhedral calcite/dolomite. 41 - quartz, calcite/dolomite and chalcopyrite. 42 - quartz, calcite and chalcopyrite. 43 - quartz, calcite/dolomite and chalcopyrite. 44 - euhedral calcite/dolomite with anhedral chalcopyrite. 45 - quartz and chalcopyrite with euhedral calcite/dolomite. 46 - quartz, calcite/dolomite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite. 47 - coarse subhedral quartz crystals with chalcopyrite and some dolomite. 48 - quartz, chalcopyrite and dolomite. 49 - subhedral quartz. 51 - several fragments of chalcopyrite with minor galena and pyrite. 52 - Euhedral, sparry quartz with a small amount of sphalerite. 53 - mass of c. 1cm long sparry quartrz crystals with some anhedral sphalerite. 54 - anhedral sphalerite and galena with euhedral quartz crystals. 55 - mass of sparry quartrz crystals. 56 - mass of sparry quartrz crystals with some anhedral sphalerite.

Taxonomic name: Galena, sphalerite and quartz

Collection: Natural History Geology Collection

ID number: 1968-0003

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