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Sphalerite and Pyrite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

 
Sphalerite and Pyrite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Sphalerite and Pyrite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Sphalerite and Pyrite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Sphalerite and Pyrite from Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 82958
Mineral:Sphalerite and Pyrite
Locality:Lane's Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Description:Rare specimen of dark-metallic sphalerite crystals to 7 mm on greenish basalt with yellow metallic pyrite crystals to 2 mm. Pyrite and sphalerite are sulfide minerals and rarely found at this trap rock quarry. Ex. Miller collection T3668; collected ca. 1992
Overall Size:33x25x12 mm
Crystals:1-7 mm
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