Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite, Dolomite
specimen number:
1451083
location:
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Oklahoma, USA
description:
A wonderful old classic from this famous mining district. A lustrous sharp twinned crystal of sphalerite 3.0 cm in size is set perfectly up on a matrix covered by light pink crystals of dolomite and golden iridescent crystals of chalcopyrite. This is in good condition with just slight micro-chipping present. This would have been collected pre-1968.
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