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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 64506 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri |
| Description: | Lustrous red-brown transparent-to-translucent sphalerite crystals to 10 mm with scattered yellow-metallic chalcopyrite crystals to 3 mm on quartz-lined cavities in gray chert. The small sphalerite crystals exhibit transparency when viewed under 20x. Ex. Lucile Squier (1905-2007) collection #1278 |
| Overall Size: | 5.5x4x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.1-10.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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