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Galena on Sphalerite from Commodore Mine, Creede District, Mineral County, Colorado

 
Galena on Sphalerite from Commodore Mine, Creede District, Mineral County, Colorado

Galena on Sphalerite from Commodore Mine, Creede District, Mineral County, Colorado

Galena on Sphalerite from Commodore Mine, Creede District, Mineral County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 46715
Mineral:Galena on Sphalerite
Locality:Commodore Mine, Creede District, Mineral County, Colorado
Description:Gray-metallic cubic galena crystals to 4 mm with dull luster on the faces, intermixed with lustrous transparent yellow-brown sphalerite crystals to 9 mm across. One sphalerite crystal is nearly flawless.
Overall Size:4.5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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