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Calcite with Sphalerite from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

 
Calcite with Sphalerite from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

Calcite with Sphalerite from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

Calcite with Sphalerite from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

Calcite with Sphalerite from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

Calcite with Sphalerite from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite with Sphalerite from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

DESCRIPTION:No. 43581
Mineral:Calcite with Sphalerite
Locality:Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
Description:Lustrous translucent golden-brown calcite crystal with rhombohedral termination faces and sides composed of thin parallel rhombohedral faces resembling stacked crystals. Translucent brown sphalerite crystals are included on the rear edge.
Overall Size:5.5x5x4.5 cm
Crystals:4.5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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