| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Sphalerite with Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 39487 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite with Calcite |
| Locality: | Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Description: | Complex black sphalerite crystals up to 14 mm across with brown calcite microcrystals in crevices between the sphalerite crystals. The sphalerite crystals exhibit many crystal faces: tetrahedral, octahedral, dodecahedral, and possibly trisoctahedral. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #1905 |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x3.5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-14.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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