| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Sphalerite on Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 18657 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite on Quartz |
| Locality: | Taolin Mine, Linxiang, Hunan, China |
| Description: | Two clusters of dark red sphalerite crystals on matrix coated with gray quartz crystals. The sphalerite are complex crystals with excellent luster. When these first came out they were very expensive - now the price has dropped. |
| Overall Size: | 6x5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-10 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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