Mineral: Galena, siderite
Locality: Himmelfahrt Mine, Kirschbaum Stehender vein, Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
Dimensions: 11 x 9 cm

Description: Massive chunk of silver-rich galena ore. Although not crystallized, this piece shows what was mined down there. Hence such massive, historic ore samples are hard to come by these days.

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