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Galena
Two tiny fragments of galena (lead sulphide) found within a quartz vein in the spoil heaps of Bunton Level Lead Mine at Gunnerside Gill in Swaledale, North Yorkshire.
N.B. It is illegal to remove minerals from UK National Parks and SSSIs (Sites of Special Scientific Interest) without permission.
Created: October 11, 2020
Author: Joan Martin
© Joan Martin (PHOTO NORTH). All Rights Reserved.
Photograph size: 15.5 Mpixels (44.4 MB uncompressed) - 4824x3216 pixels (16.1x10.7 in / 40.8x27.2 cm at 300 ppi)
Photograph keywords: galena, Gunnerside Gill, lead, lead glance, lead ore, lead sulphide, mineral, mining
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