Sprays to 9 mm of laurelite in a vug with
quartz in
altered
galena with
fluorite.
Clear crystals along the edge of the vug may be
grandreefite.
Galena/quartz
matrix with a small pocket 4 x 8 mm with tangled mats of snow white acicular
crystals of laurelite
Fibrous white crystals to 2 mm on
galena matrix. Ex. DeVito Collection
Galena
matrix with alteration pockets filled with snow white acicular crystals of
laurelite.
White acicular or fibrous crystals to 2 mm in drusy
quartz
vug.
This specimen has an area of 3.5 x 3 cm totally covered with white acicular
sprays of laurelite crystals to 2 mm. Matrix is
cerussite and
galena.
Origin: Grand Reef mine, Aravaipa mining district, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
(type locality)
Sample size: 9.5 x 5 x 4 cm (top), 4.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm (2nd row), 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm
(3rd row), 5 x 3 x 3 cm (4th row), 5 x 4 x 4 cm (5th row), 6.5 x 5 x 2 cm
(6th row), 5 x 4 x 4 cm (7th row), 8 x 5 x 4 cm
(bottom)
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