| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Peru > Sphalerite and Barite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 24668 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite and Barite |
| Locality: | Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru |
| Description: | Translucent crystals of brown sphalerite on matrix of white barite. The crystals look beautiful under magnification: gemmy, lustrous, with complex forms, many exhibiting Spinel-law twinning. |
| Overall Size: | 4x3x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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