Sphalerite with Calcite

specimen number:
1651382

location:
Silvermines, Tipperary Co., Munster, Ireland

description:
Brilliant lustrous translucent crystals of sphalerite measuring to 0.8 cm in size on matrix with crystallized calcite and galena. Some cleaving present as seen, this still in good condition. Collected in the 1970s. Good specimens from this mining district are becoming more and more rare on the market today.

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