Description/Interesting Notes:
An unusual, old time example of "silver lead ore" from Bisbee!!! This specimen consists of a mass of curiously curvaceous galena crystals in association
with masses of an almost spongiform, clay-like unknown gray mineralization!!! While the galena is most certainly the source of the lead in this ore, I am uncertain
as to what form the silver is in - is it in the associated material, or is it intimately associated with the galena (argentiferous galena)?!!! In either circumstance,
it is a great old time Bisbee specimen with great provenance!!! This specimen retains an old label from the Seaman Museum along with Roberts Collection notation!!! Must be
seen in person to be fully appreciated!!!
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