| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned crystals) on Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 24410 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned crystals) on Quartz |
| Locality: | Luan Shui Mine, Hunan, China |
| Description: | Translucent crystals of red-brown sphalerite on matrix of colorless quartz crystals. The sphalerite crystals are complexly twinned following the Spinel-law. The translucency shows well under ordinary lighting. |
| Overall Size: | 7x5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-15 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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