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Sphalerite on Calcite with Pyrite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Sphalerite on Calcite with Pyrite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Sphalerite on Calcite with Pyrite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Sphalerite on Calcite with Pyrite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Sphalerite on Calcite with Pyrite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Sphalerite on Calcite with Pyrite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Sphalerite on Calcite with Pyrite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 65178
Mineral:Sphalerite on Calcite with Pyrite
Locality:Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Lustrous translucent gray-to-white scalenohedral calcite crystals to 40 mm with scattered overgrowth of lustrous translucent brownish-black sphalerite crystals to 5 mm and yellow-metallic chalcopyrite crystals to 1 mm. Ex. D. Miller collection #M1999
Overall Size:9.5x6x5 cm
Crystals:0.5-40.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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