3279 - Galena

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Banská Štiavnica
Slovakia

Contributors

Archibald MacMartin

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

3279

Mineral Name

Galena

Chemical Formula

PbS

Subcollection

Archibald M. MacMartin
Specimen Number
016

Highly compressed crystals on (111), tabular habit. With siderite and quartz.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Schemnitz (Banská Štiavnica), Slovakia

Locality Lat/Long

48.449576, 18.9086908

Mining District

Banská Štiavnica District
Original Attributed Locality
Hungary
Schemnitz
Geographic Features
Štiavnica Mountains