| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Sphalerite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44569 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite |
| Locality: | Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri |
| Description: | Concave specimen with lustrous transparent red-brown sphalerite crystals throughout. The sphalerite crystals have a conical appearance and have highly lustrous faces. Ex. Henry D. Miller (1838-1919 or 1920) collection, bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1909; ex. Loomis-Chaffee School |
| Overall Size: | 9x8x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 2-12 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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