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Galena and Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite from Commodore Mine, Creede District, Mineral County, Colorado

 
Galena and Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite from Commodore Mine, Creede District, Mineral County, Colorado

Galena and Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite from Commodore Mine, Creede District, Mineral County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 46733
Mineral:Galena and Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite
Locality:Commodore Mine, Creede District, Mineral County, Colorado
Description:Large cubic gray-metallic galena crystals to 22 mm across with Spinel-law twinned lustrous black sphalerite crystals to 8 mm and etched yellow-metallic chalcopyrite crystals to 9 mm. The galena crystals have complex crystallization patterns on the faces.
Overall Size:6x4x4 cm
Crystals:3-22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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