A gift from Ballarat California

This galena (lead ore) specimen in quartz is one of many items in Ballarat Council's historic collection that have been gifted to the City throughout the years of its diplomatic relations. As the plaque describes, it was presented to the City of Ballarat, Victoria, in 1981 by the city of the same name located in California. The Californian city was in fact named after Ballarat, Victoria, by an Australian migrant, due to it being founded in 1896 as a supply point for the mines in the nearby canyons of the Panamint Range. Discover the [Ballarat Town Hall collection](http://www.hulballarat.org.au/cb_pages/rediscovering_town_hall_vaults.php) today. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab这件赋存于石英中的方铅矿（galena，铅矿石）标本，是巴拉瑞特市议会历史馆藏中的众多藏品之一，该批馆藏均为该市在多年外交交往中获赠所得。正如展品标牌所载，这件标本于1981年由位于加利福尼亚州的同名城市赠予维多利亚州巴拉瑞特市。事实上，这座加利福尼亚城市由一名澳大利亚移民以维多利亚州巴拉瑞特之名命名——该市于1896年建城，最初作为帕纳明特山脉附近峡谷矿区的补给据点。 您可于今日探访【巴拉瑞特市政厅馆藏】（链接：http://www.hulballarat.org.au/cb_pages/rediscovering_town_hall_vaults.php）。 来源：Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab