Sphalerite with Dolomite
specimen number:
1341819
location:
Joplin, Tri-State District, Missouri, USA
description:
Lustrous sharp red translucent crystals of sphalerite to 0.7 cm in size across the front of this matrix with white crystals of dolomite. In good condition. This material was known as Ruby Jack to the miners working these mines back in the 1950s and 1960s.
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