Native lead in fine grains dispersed in pale pink grossular, coloring it dark gray. Associated minerals include pale yellow axinite-(Mn); minor amber-colored andradite; a few small, scattered grains of franklinite; and (on base, not visible) a tiny grain of native copper. This fine example, formerly no. 8 in the collection of Sterling Hill miner John Kolic (1943-2014), was acquired in 2014 by the Sterling Hill Mining Museum and is now their specimen SHMM-2185.
Identifier: LED3a Locality: Franklin mine, Franklin Specimen size: 8.5 x 6 x 4.5 cm Photo credit: Earl R. Verbeek
