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Ilvaite and Quartz from Laxey Mine, South Mountain District, Owyhee County, Idaho

 
Ilvaite and Quartz from Laxey Mine, South Mountain District, Owyhee County, Idaho

DESCRIPTION:No. 18592
Mineral:Ilvaite and Quartz
Locality:Laxey Mine, South Mountain District, Owyhee County, Idaho
Description:Many lustrous, black ilvaite crystals up to 4 mm with colorless, transparent quartz crystals up to 3 mm. The contrast of the black ilvaite against the light matrix is very aesthetic.
Overall Size:5x4x3 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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