AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Kosovo > Sphalerite (Spinel-law Twins) |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 21383 |
Mineral: | Sphalerite (Spinel-law Twins) |
Locality: | Trepca District, 10 km east of Kosozska Mitrovica, Kosovo |
Description: | Complexly crystallized lustrous black sphalerite crystals that are twinned on the {111} octahedral planes following the Spinel Law of twinning that results in complex crystallization patterns. Ex. Robert C. Linck (1905-1970) |
Overall Size: | 24x20x13 mm |
Crystals: | 10-20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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