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Sphalerite and Barytocalcite from Crackpot Hall Mine, Keld, Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England

 
Sphalerite and Barytocalcite from Crackpot Hall Mine, Keld, Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England

Sphalerite and Barytocalcite from Crackpot Hall Mine, Keld, Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England

Sphalerite and Barytocalcite from Crackpot Hall Mine, Keld, Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Sphalerite and Barytocalcite from Crackpot Hall Mine, Keld, Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 57584
Mineral:Sphalerite and Barytocalcite
Locality:Crackpot Hall Mine, Keld, Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England
Description:Lustrous transparent brown sphalerite crystals to 1.5 mm mixed with white barytocalcite hemispheres to 1.2 mm. Looks beautiful under magnification. The barytocalcite fluoresces white under SW UV illumination. Collected in April 2007
Overall Size:22x22x20 mm
Crystals:0.2-1.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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