Lead

Origin: Langban, Varmland, Sweden

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Lead with laurionite

Origin: Laurium, Greece

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Origin: Garpenberg, Sweden

Sample size: 3 x 2 x 1 cm, rich in matrix

 

  

Dull grey crude crystals to less than 0.5 mm along a narrow band on matrix.

Origin: Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden

Ex. DeVito collection

Sample size: 3 x 3 x 1 cm

 

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Gray crystal of native lead with white hydrocerussite

Origin: Pajsberg, Värmland, Sweden

Picture size: 4 mm

Owner: Thomas Witzke

 

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Native lead crystal with langbanite and allactite

Origin: Langban, Sweden
ex. Don Doell collection

Sample size: 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm

 

  

 

  

Native lead with quartz

Origin: Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden

Sample size: 8.5 x 3 x 2 cm (top), 5.2 x 4.6 x 4.4 cm (2nd/bottom row)

 

  

Native lead with native copper and allactite

Origin: Langban, Sweden
ex. Seaman Museum collection

Sample size: 3 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm

 

  

Origin: Harstigen, E. of Persberg, Varmland, Sweden

Ex. Ernie Schlichter collection

Sample size: 6.1 x 5.6 x 3.5 cm

 

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