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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 71906 |
| Mineral: | Calcite, Sphalerite, Quartz |
| Locality: | Krushev Dol Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria |
| Description: | Lustrous black sphalerite crystals to 9 mm (Spinel-law twinned) surrounding a 50 mm hexagonal tan-colored calcite crystal, with surfaces overgrown with smaller scalenohedral calcite crystals to 1mm, plus colorless translucent quartz crystals to 15 mm. Collected ca. 2000 |
| Overall Size: | 8x6x6 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-20.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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