The Galena crystals are essentially cubic in habit but show a slight amount of what I would describe as being slightly “built-up” with minor stepped faces almost resembling "Cathedral Gothic" Pyrite
but there is a small amount of interrupted growth on the edge
which is technically is the next valley (the Stillupgrund) but the glacier could have possibly extended into the Zillertal several decades ago when the piece was discovered
A beautiful pair of matched complex
The piece is clearly contacted
Corundum (var: Sapphire) Eagle The Galena crystals are essentiallySome of the finest quality crystals of Sapphire in the world are those from various localities in Sri Lanka. The combination of excellent sharp, euhedral crystals along with a beautiful range of colors puts them in the upper tiers for Sapphire crystals from anywhere. This piece is a good quality, very sharp (not rounded or water worn), rather lustrous, well formed, euhedral, hexagonal, striated, crystal with a soft yellow hue. The crystal is