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Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite from Baxter Springs, Tri-State District, Cherokee County, Kansas

 
Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite from Baxter Springs, Tri-State District, Cherokee County, Kansas

Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite from Baxter Springs, Tri-State District, Cherokee County, Kansas

Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite from Baxter Springs, Tri-State District, Cherokee County, Kansas

Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite from Baxter Springs, Tri-State District, Cherokee County, Kansas

DESCRIPTION:No. 57524
Mineral:Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite
Locality:Baxter Springs, Tri-State District, Cherokee County, Kansas
Description:Large dark-brown sphalerite crystals to 32 mm with overgrowth of yellow-metallic chalcopyrite crystals to 5 mm and a second generation of translucent dark red-brown sphalerite crystals to 4 mm and small cubic yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 0.2 mm.
Overall Size:7x7x4 cm
Crystals:0.1-32.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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