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Sphalerite and Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite or Siderite from Rampgill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England

 
Sphalerite and Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite or Siderite from Rampgill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England

Sphalerite and Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite or Siderite from Rampgill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England

Sphalerite and Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite or Siderite from Rampgill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England

Sphalerite and Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite or Siderite from Rampgill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England

Sphalerite and Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite or Siderite from Rampgill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 57609
Mineral:Sphalerite and Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite or Siderite
Locality:Rampgill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England
Description:Lustrous black sphalerite compound-crystals to 10 mm with lustrous limonite-stained translucent quartz crystals to 3 mm in rhombic hollow formations that are pseudomorphs after calcite or siderite crystals to 10 mm. Collected in 2003
Overall Size:7.5x5x2 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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