| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned crystals) with Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 51452 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned crystals) with Quartz |
| Locality: | San Antonio Mine, Level 14, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Description: | Large lustrous black sphalerite crystals to 75 mm with white quartz crystals to 7 mm. The sphalerite crystals have crystallization patterns on the surfaces that reveal repeated layers that are twinned following the Spinel Law on the {111} plane. Ex. Larry Krause (1945-2010) collection |
| Overall Size: | 9x8x6 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-75 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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