Mineral: Galena
Locality: Ballard Mine, Baxter Springs, Picher Field, Tri-State District, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA
Dimensions: 9.0 x 14.0 cm

Description: A semi-lustrous, lead-gray, cubic galena crystal measuring 5.0 x 5.5 cm with octahedral surface growths, adjacent to a group of large, resinous, dark brown sphalerite crystals, on which numerous chalcopyrite crystals are scattered.

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