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Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

 
Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

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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