| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Sphalerite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 37737 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite |
| Locality: | Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri |
| Description: | Lustrous brown sphalerite intergrown with light fragments of chert matrix. The crystal faces of the sphalerite show complex striations, the result of repeated twinning. Unusual Ex. John Albanese (1898-1969), ex. John Albanese, Jr. |
| Overall Size: | 5x5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 2-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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