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Sphalerite var. Ruby Jack from Mid-Continent Mine, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

 
Sphalerite var. Ruby Jack from Mid-Continent Mine, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Sphalerite var. Ruby Jack from Mid-Continent Mine, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

DESCRIPTION:No. 31173
Mineral:Sphalerite var. Ruby Jack
Locality:Mid-Continent Mine, Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
Description:Complex crystals of red-brown to black sphalerite crystals, many showing Spinel-law twinning, on limestone breccia matrix. The smaller crystals are translucent red, hence the name ruby-jack.
Overall Size:7x4x4 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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