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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44339 |
| Mineral: | Tennantite, Pyrite, Quartz |
| Locality: | Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana |
| Description: | Gray-metallic tennantite crystals up to 5 mm across in elongated aggregates of parallel crystals with striated textures in areas, possibly due to etching, with yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 13 mm and translucent colorless quartz crystals to 9 mm. Ex. Chas. W. Velte Jr. (1914-1987) collection #90 |
| Overall Size: | 5x4x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-13 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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