Geological specimen
Category
Natural History / Geology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Galena and chalcopyrite in calcite matrix
Measurements
70 mm (L); 60 mm (W); 35 mm (D)
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Biddulph Grange Garden, Staffordshire
NT 104423
Summary
Geological specimen - Small mineral vein portion showing 'brassy' chalcopyrite (copper iron sulphide) and lead grey galena (lead ore). The gangue minerals are ?quartz and calcite.
Provenance
Believed to have been recovered from the geological gallery at Biddulph by John Stanley (formerly of Keele University Geological Department) circa 1965 and donated to the Trust in 1988.