AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Galena with Sphalerite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 45229 |
Mineral: | Galena with Sphalerite |
Locality: | Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri |
Description: | Double-sided cluster of gray metallic galena crystals up to 18 mm across with smaller lustrous translucent red-brown sphalerite crystals up to 3 mm across covering front and rear of limestone matrix. Note the octahedral overgrowth on the cubic galena. Ex. W. Frech (1913-1998) collection #90 |
Overall Size: | 15x10x5 cm |
Crystals: | 0.5-18.0 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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