| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 6719 |
| Mineral: | Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite |
| Locality: | Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri |
| Description: | Plate of sphalerite crystals to (4 cm!) with scattered lustrous brassy chalcopyrite crystals to 5 mm on surface. Late growth ruby sphalerite in smaller 5 mm crystals are scattered between larger crystals. A real beauty from the long-closed Joplin mines. Ex. Sahno Collection |
| Overall Size: | 23x18x7 cm |
| Crystals: | 2-40 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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