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Sphalerite from Mid-Continent Mine, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

 
Sphalerite from Mid-Continent Mine, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Sphalerite from Mid-Continent Mine, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

DESCRIPTION:No. 7699
Mineral:Sphalerite
Locality:Mid-Continent Mine, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
Description:Sharp, well crystallized sphalerite crystals on plate of matrix. The sphalerite crystals are dark red (almost black), and many show Spinel-law twinning. Ex. R. Bates Collection #941
Overall Size:30x25x15 mm
Crystals:1-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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