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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 43342 |
| Mineral: | Quartz with Sphalerite |
| Locality: | Handsome Mea Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England |
| Description: | Hemispherical cluster of lustrous transparent-to-milky colorless quartz crystals up to 14 mm with a small group of lustrous black sphalerite crystals up to 2 mm along one edge. The quartz grew over a knob of dark sphalerite. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #5944; ex. Dr. R. J. King in 1983; ex. Treloar collection pre-1870 |
| Overall Size: | 6x5.5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-14 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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