Sphalerite with Dolomite
specimen number:
8311038
location:
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Cherokee Co., Oklahoma, USA
description:
Non-lustrous large sharp crystals of sphalerite to 3.2 cm in size coming off of a crystallized dolomite matrix with minor galena. Classic specimen for the species and mining district, this likely collected in the 1960s. The sphalerite crystals exhibit twinning.
Size: 4.8 x 3.2 x 2.4 cm (miniature)
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