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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72798 |
| Mineral: | Siderite on Sphalerite |
| Locality: | Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramures, Romania |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent brown siderite crystals to 6 mm over lustrous black complexly twinned sphalerite crystals to 5 mm. The siderite crystals are hexagonal with shallow pyramidal faces and are in aggregates of parallel crystals resembling stacked plate. Ex. W. B. Thompson collection; in exchange from Romanian Ministerul Minelor Petrolului si Geologiei, Institutul Geoologic |
| Overall Size: | 5x3x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-6 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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