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Jamesonite, Pyrite, Quartz from Milpallas (Milpillas?), Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Jamesonite, Pyrite, Quartz from Milpallas (Milpillas?), Chihuahua, Mexico

Jamesonite, Pyrite, Quartz from Milpallas (Milpillas?), Chihuahua, Mexico

Jamesonite, Pyrite, Quartz from Milpallas (Milpillas?), Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 59224
Mineral:Jamesonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Locality:Milpallas (Milpillas?), Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Elongated lustrous gray-metallic jamesonite crystals to 12 mm overgrown with lustrous yellow-metallic flattened pyritohedral pyrite crystals to 10 mm with minor colorless transparent quartz crystals to 2 mm. The jamesonite crystals are not well exposed. Ex. B. Gaber collection #613; ex. Paul Pohwat collection #54 (Mineral Collection Manager at Smithsonian)
Overall Size:6x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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