| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pennsylvania > Sphalerite with Ankerite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 40999 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite with Ankerite |
| Locality: | Wheatley Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| Description: | Dark sphalerite in crude crystals with overgrowth of brown ankerite and white unknown mineral, possibly aragonite. The cleavage faces of the sphalerite show yellow-brown translucency. One crystal in the center is complete and undamaged. |
| Overall Size: | 8.5x7x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-20 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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