Galena #1 Thumbnail Specimen (Buick Mine, Missouri, USA)

*This is a very small miniature, known as a thumbnail specimen. Please examine scale photo and consider dimensions carefully.* Thumbnail specimens are mounted in small display boxes known as perky boxes, and contain locality information. They are designed so that they are ready for display, or may be unmounted for any use including jewelry supply. An ideal and efficient tiny treasure, for any collection!

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Mineral Name: Galena

Locality: Buick Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA.

Dimensions: 0.77" x 0.50" (20mm x 13mm)

Characteristics of this specimen: Galena is a lead sulfide mineral, which forms high density, low hardness shapes in the isometric system (e.g. cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, etc.). Galena tends to form crystals which are most lustrous when newly exposed, and become more matte textured as oxygen exposure occurs.

Care Notes: Like all metallic minerals, this mineral should be kept out of the elements, out of water, and never used internally.

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Healing Keywords: Galena is associated with shamanic journeys, alchemy, personal magic, and shamanic energy.

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