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Quartz Geode with Calcite and Sphalerite from Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa

 
Quartz Geode with Calcite and Sphalerite from Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa

Quartz Geode with Calcite and Sphalerite from Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa

Quartz Geode with Calcite and Sphalerite from Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa

DESCRIPTION:No. 34769
Mineral:Quartz Geode with Calcite and Sphalerite
Locality:Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
Description:Hollow quartz geode lined on the inside surfaces with colorless calcite crystals up to 5 mm and a large 25 mm black-brown sphalerite crystal. When the geode was split open half of the sphalerite crystal was removed leaving a cleavage face on the outside. Ex. John A. Manley (1861-1936) ca. 1890s
Overall Size:7.5x5x4 cm
Crystals:2-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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