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Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite from Eagle Picher Mine, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

 
Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite from Eagle Picher Mine, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite from Eagle Picher Mine, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite from Eagle Picher Mine, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

DESCRIPTION:No. 19995
Mineral:Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite
Locality:Eagle Picher Mine, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
Description:Large, complex crystals of dark red-brown sphalerite up to 3 cm on pink dolomite crystals up to 7 mm. The surface of the sphalerite is overgrown with many .5 mm chalcopyrite crystals (hard to photograph). Minor bruising typical of sphalerite from here.
Overall Size:11x8x5 cm
Crystals:.5-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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