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Galena and Sphalerite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

 
Galena and Sphalerite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

Galena and Sphalerite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

Galena and Sphalerite from Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 70750
Mineral:Galena and Sphalerite
Locality:Lime Crest Quarry (Limecrest), Sussex Mills, 4.5 km northwest of Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey
Description:Sparkling cluster of lustrous silver-metallic galena on the face of white marble with transparent yellow sphalerite from the famous one-time-find of Mississippi Valley-Type mineralization encountered in 1992-3. This quarry is now closed and flooded. From my personal collection #104; collected in in 1992
Overall Size:8x4x3 cm
Crystals:
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