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Enargite and Pyrite from Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

 
Enargite and Pyrite from Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

Enargite and Pyrite from Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

Enargite and Pyrite from Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

Enargite and Pyrite from Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

DESCRIPTION:No. 66376
Mineral:Enargite and Pyrite
Locality:Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana
Description:Lustrous black-metallic enargite crystals to 3.5 mm in a dense group on one end of lustrous yellow-metallic striated cubic pyrite crystals to 5 mm. Dull gray-metallic crystals of a third mineral, possibly chalcocite, are visible under magnification. Ex. Croad collection
Overall Size:26x16x13 mm
Crystals:0.5-5.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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