Sphalerite with Quartz
specimen number:
4191161
location:
Idarado mine, Telluride, Colorado, USA
description:
Very good cabinet piece for this old Colorado locality with lustrous black to green slightly translucent crystals of sphalerite averaging 0.5 cm in size covering the top of this matrix with crystallized quartz. Very minimal micro-chipping present, overall I feel this in very good condition. Some of the translucency in the crystals is shown in the video.
Size: 13.0 x 10.0 x 6.0 cm (cabinet)
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