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Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned) with Calcite from Dzhezkazgan Mine, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan

 
Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned) with Calcite from Dzhezkazgan Mine, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan

Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned) with Calcite from Dzhezkazgan Mine, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan

Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned) with Calcite from Dzhezkazgan Mine, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan

Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned) with Calcite from Dzhezkazgan Mine, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan

Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned) with Calcite from Dzhezkazgan Mine, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned) with Calcite from Dzhezkazgan Mine, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan

DESCRIPTION:No. 55988
Mineral:Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned) with Calcite
Locality:Dzhezkazgan Mine, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan
Description:Large transparent yellow sphalerite crystals to 16 mm with translucent white scalenohedral calcite crystals to 30 mm on gray matrix. The sphalerite crystals are repeatedly twinned following the Spinel Law of twinning. The calcite tip is chipped. Collected ca. 1995
Overall Size:4x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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