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Calcite on Sphalerite from Derbyshire, England

 
Calcite on Sphalerite from Derbyshire, England

Calcite on Sphalerite from Derbyshire, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite on Sphalerite from Derbyshire, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 27560
Mineral:Calcite on Sphalerite
Locality:Derbyshire, England
Description:Flattened crystals of colorless calcite up to 10 mm on matrix of dark sphalerite with old pen-and-ink label from the noted Philadelphia collector Reuben Haines, an early Quaker resident. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970); ex. Reuben Haines
Overall Size:8x5x2 cm
Crystals:3-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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