AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colorado > Sphalerite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 24809 |
Mineral: | Sphalerite |
Locality: | Telluride District, San Miguel County, Colorado |
Description: | Showy specimen of lustrous, dark-brown sphalerite crystals covering one face of matrix. I few crystals are bruised. When illuminated from the side, many areas show translucency. Ex. L. Russianoff collection |
Overall Size: | 8x4x3 cm |
Crystals: | 3-6 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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