Rare Galena with Sphalerite from the Mid-Continent Mine in Cherokee County, Kansas

Description

Galena with Sphalerite

This specimen is from the Mid-Continent Mine in Treece, Picher Field, Tri-State District, Cherokee Co., Kansas. Treece is located in Kansas 2 miles north of Picher, Oklahoma and 25 miles West of Joplin, Missouri.

This is a very sharp display with many cubic Galena crystals up to 6mm mixed with small Ruby Sphalerite. This specimen displays very well and a beautiful addition to any Galena or Tri-state classics collection. Specimens like this have become rare as the mine has been closed for almost 65 years now. This is a nice example of a classic specimen from this historic locality.

Overall size of this mineral specimen is 4.2 x 2.8 x 1.6 inches (10.7 x 7.1 x 4.2 cm) This specimen has been in our Tri-State Classics mineral collection for several decades. It was procured from a mineral dealer from Joplin, Missouri.