| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 22650 |
| Mineral: | Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite |
| Locality: | Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri |
| Description: | Excellent cluster of dark sphalerite crystals up to 5 cm with complexly crystallized surface and overgrowth of brassy metallic chalcopyrite crystals in epitaxial orientation to the underlying sphalerite (oriented to the crystal structure). |
| Overall Size: | 12x8x6 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-50 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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