Sphalerite with Quartz epimorphs after Fluorite
specimen number:
1652896
location:
Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthhead, Cumbria, England, UK
description:
Bright lustrous crystals of sphalerite measuring to 0.4 cm in size across the top of a crystallized quartz matrix. On the backside the specimen exhibits hollow epimorphs or casts of quartz after now gone cubic crystals of fluorite to 1.0 cm in size. Neat specimen in good condition.
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