| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Russia > Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned crystals) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 48088 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned crystals) |
| Locality: | Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia |
| Description: | Complex cluster of lustrous black Spinel-law twinned sphalerite crystals to 50 mm with minor white calcite. The sphalerite crystals are repeatedly twinned following the Spinel Law on the {111} plane resulting in intricate patterns. |
| Overall Size: | 9x6.5x4.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-50 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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