AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Sphalerite on Johannsenite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 40911 |
Mineral: | Sphalerite on Johannsenite |
Locality: | Iron Cap Mine, Graham County, Arizona |
Description: | Large translucent dark-yellow octahedral sphalerite crystals up to 15 mm across on prismatic transparent green-brown johannsenite crystals up to 1 mm long with scattered white aragonite. The sphalerite crystals are in parallel orientation and are twins. |
Overall Size: | 5x4x3.5 cm |
Crystals: | 0.5-15.0 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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