Galena, Blanchard Mine, New Mexico

"Galena is the primary ore mineral of lead. Worked for its lead content as early as 3000 BC, it is found in ore veins with sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, tennantite-tetrahedrite, etc. and in skarns, as well as in sedimentary rocks where it may replace carbonate beds or be deposited in pore spaces." (Mindat, 2021)

This is a beautiful specimen that still has some purple color luster on a couple faces.