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Sphalerite with Quartz from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

 
Sphalerite with Quartz from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Sphalerite with Quartz from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 45821
Mineral:Sphalerite with Quartz
Locality:Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Description:Complex translucent brown sphalerite crystals to 10 mm intermixed with milky quartz crystals to 4 mm with greenish chlorite throughout. Sphalerite is an uncommon mineral at this trap rock quarry.
Overall Size:8.5x4x4 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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