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Wulfenite and Sphalerite on Quartz from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

 
Wulfenite and Sphalerite on Quartz from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Wulfenite and Sphalerite on Quartz from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Wulfenite and Sphalerite on Quartz from Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 53618
Mineral:Wulfenite and Sphalerite on Quartz
Locality:Manhan Lead Mines, Loudville District, 3 km northwest of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Description:Twelve translucent orange wulfenite crystals to 1.5 mm in crevices in limonite-stained quartz that have casts after barite crystals on the underside. A 1.5 mm group of lustrous translucent red-brown sphalerite crystals is in one crevice. Collected ca. 1997
Overall Size:6.5x4.5x3 cm
Crystals:0.2-1.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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