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The old Galena mine.

Cinquevalli, Roncegno.

Ida mine eastern branch, twin tunnels (entrance). Right entrance nearly closed by fallen debries.Galena mine, Cinquevalli, Roncegno
Waterfall on Argento (Silver) stream seen from the lower ore pile near S.Caterina tunnel.Galena mine, Cinquevalli, Roncegno
Panoramic view on the ore pile from S.Caterina's mine.Galena mine, Cinquevalli, Roncegno
Anglesite. Clear semi-transparent crystal. Fully reflective for certain incidence angles. Groundmass made of iron hydroxide coated quartz (cca.5 mm). Galena mine, last upper tunnel just below Malga Masi, Cinquevalli, Roncegno
Silver. Clear greenish filiform formation, silver resembling shape. Frame 50 mm x 80 mm (cca.80 mm). Galena mine, highest tunnel, Cinquevalli, Roncegno
Calcite. Two white pyramidal crystals, on the right a blackish sphalerite single crystal (cca.18 mm). Galena's mine, Cinquevalli, Roncegno
Calcite. White crystals, partially coated, likely by cerussite with spot of golden like chalcopyrite (cca.6 mm). Galena mine, Cinquevalli, Roncegno
Galena. Wheel like twinned crystal, not much frequent in this site. Cube octaedral opaque galena, together with marmatite (cca.12 mm). Ida tunnel, Galena mine, Cinquevalli, Roncegno
Marmatite. Twin cryslats (cca.5 mm). Galena mine, Cinquevalli, Roncegno
Marmatite. Crystals in quartz niche (cca.5 mm). Galena mine, Cinquevalli, Roncegno
Scheelite. Waxy yellow bipyramidal cristal, having a square base. Prisma missing. Grown on black opaque Wolframite (cca.5 mm). Galena mine, ore pile beside twin tunnels. Orographic left of Fontanelle stream, Roncegno
Wolframite. Crystals grown in quartz bulk (cca.13 mm). Cinquevalli, Roncegno
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