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Sphalerite, Galena, Quartz, Chalcopyrite from Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

 
Sphalerite, Galena, Quartz, Chalcopyrite from Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

Sphalerite, Galena, Quartz, Chalcopyrite from Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

Sphalerite, Galena, Quartz, Chalcopyrite from Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

Sphalerite, Galena, Quartz, Chalcopyrite from Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 61123
Mineral:Sphalerite, Galena, Quartz, Chalcopyrite
Locality:Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado
Description:Lustrous black sphalerite crystals to 13 mm with cubic gray-metallic galena crystals to 12 mm and translucent white quartz crystals to 3 mm. The sphalerite crystals are twinned following the Spinel Law of twinning with microscopic chalcopyrite coating.
Overall Size:5.5x4.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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