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Siderite on Sphalerite and Pyrite from Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado

 
Siderite on Sphalerite and Pyrite from Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado

Siderite on Sphalerite and Pyrite from Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 44419
Mineral:Siderite on Sphalerite and Pyrite
Locality:Eagle Mine, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado
Description:Disc-shaped flattened rhombohedral tan-colored siderite crystals to 14 mm across of dark sphalerite crystals to 3 mm that are lining a shallow cavity in pyrite-sphalerite ore.
Overall Size:9x8x5 cm
Crystals:1-14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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