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Chalcopyrite with Dolomite from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

 
Chalcopyrite with Dolomite from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

Chalcopyrite with Dolomite from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

Chalcopyrite with Dolomite from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

Chalcopyrite with Dolomite from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

DESCRIPTION:No. 65759
Mineral:Chalcopyrite with Dolomite
Locality:Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri
Description:Lustrous tetrahedral metallic chalcopyrite crystals to 10 mm with vivid blue-purple iridescent luster on limestone with translucent white rhombohedral dolomite crystals to 2 mm. The iridescence is caused by a cleaning process that oxidizes the surfaces. Collected ca. 1995
Overall Size:14x10.5x5 cm
Crystals:micro to 10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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