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Sphalerite on Quartz from Mogila Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

 
Sphalerite on Quartz from Mogila Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Sphalerite on Quartz from Mogila Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

DESCRIPTION:No. 55935
Mineral:Sphalerite on Quartz
Locality:Mogila Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
Description:Lustrous transparent brown sphalerite crystals to 8 mm on colorless quartz crystals to 1 mm with smaller transparent yellow sphalerite crystals around the edges. The sphalerite is complex crystalline form, possibly twinned repeatedly. Collected ca. 1991-2
Overall Size:25x23x22 mm
Crystals:0.5-8.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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