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Chalcopyrite and Dolomite on Galena from Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

 
Chalcopyrite and Dolomite on Galena from Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

Chalcopyrite and Dolomite on Galena from Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

DESCRIPTION:No. 51195
Mineral:Chalcopyrite and Dolomite on Galena
Locality:Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri
Description:Lustrous gray-metallic cubo-octahedral galena crystals to 8 mm almost completely overgrown with translucent gray rhombohedral dolomite crystals to 3 mm with scattered yellow-metallic chalcopyrite crystals to 1 mm. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection, employed by St. Joseph Lead Co. 1948-1951 at the Bonne Terre Mine, collected in 1950
Overall Size:7x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:0.5-8.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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