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Sphalerite and Galena from Mogul Mine, Silvermines District, Tipperary, Ireland

 
Sphalerite and Galena from Mogul Mine, Silvermines District, Tipperary, Ireland

Sphalerite and Galena from Mogul Mine, Silvermines District, Tipperary, Ireland

DESCRIPTION:No. 11549
Mineral:Sphalerite and Galena
Locality:Mogul Mine, Silvermines District, Tipperary, Ireland
Description:Large specimen of gemmy red-brown sphalerite crystals to 5 mm mixed in with gray cubo-octahedral galena crystals to 15 mm across and minor pyrite. See article: The Silvermines District, County Tipperary, Ireland in Mineralogical Record Vol. 30, No. 2.
Overall Size:10x8x7 cm
Crystals:1-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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