| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pennsylvania > Sphalerite on Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 28437 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite on Quartz |
| Locality: | Chester County Mine, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| Description: | Layered formation of milky quartz crystals with overgrowth of translucent brown sphalerite crystals. Though much of the sphalerite are cleavage faces, many complex crystals are present too. Rare mineral from a lesser-collected locality near Wheatley. Ex. Stuart F. Wise collection #48 |
| Overall Size: | 6x4x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 2-5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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