AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Tennessee > Sphalerite on Dolomite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 61163 |
Mineral: | Sphalerite on Dolomite |
Locality: | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee |
Description: | Lustrous translucent dark red-brown sphalerite crystals to 10 mm on translucent white rhombohedral dolomite crystals to 2.5 mm. The small sphalerite crystals exhibit internal transparency when illuminated from the rear. |
Overall Size: | 27x15x10 mm |
Crystals: | 1-10 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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