| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colorado > Sphalerite on Chalcopyrite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 19842 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite on Chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | Commodore Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado |
| Description: | Large (2 cm), complex crystal of translucent, yellow sphalerite on matrix of chalcopyrite crystals. Though the sphalerite is imperfect, it is large and sits nicely on the matrix. See article in Rocks and Minerals 7-8/99:Colorado Sphalerite. |
| Overall Size: | 6x5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 2 cm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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