AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Sphalerite on Galena

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Sphalerite on Galena from Shuikoushan Mine, Hunan, China

 
Sphalerite on Galena from Shuikoushan Mine, Hunan, China

Sphalerite on Galena from Shuikoushan Mine, Hunan, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 15978
Mineral:Sphalerite on Galena
Locality:Shuikoushan Mine, Hunan, China
Description:Large plate covered with steely gray cubo-octahedral galena crystals up to 15 mm and translucent red sphalerite crystals up to 10 mm. The sphalerites are complex crystals, with many parallel intersecting faces (beautiful under magnification).
Overall Size:18x10x2.5 cm
Crystals:3-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;