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Sphalerite and Calcite from Las Manforas Mine, Aliva, Picos de Europa Mountains, Spain

 
Sphalerite and Calcite from Las Manforas Mine, Aliva, Picos de Europa Mountains, Spain

Sphalerite and Calcite from Las Manforas Mine, Aliva, Picos de Europa Mountains, Spain

DESCRIPTION:No. 30880
Mineral:Sphalerite and Calcite
Locality:Las Manforas Mine, Aliva, Picos de Europa Mountains, Spain
Description:Large, lustrous, red-orange sphalerite crystals with white-colorless calcite crystals on gray galena-rich matrix. This is the pocket wall with crystals, not cleavage faces. See article in Min. Rec. 5-6/96: The Picos de Europa Lead-Zinc Deposits, Spain.
Overall Size:15x11x6 cm
Crystals:1-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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