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Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned crystals) from Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Cherokee County, Kansas

 
Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned crystals) from Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Cherokee County, Kansas

Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned crystals) from Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Cherokee County, Kansas

Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned crystals) from Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Cherokee County, Kansas

Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned crystals) from Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Cherokee County, Kansas

Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned crystals) from Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Cherokee County, Kansas

Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned crystals) from Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Cherokee County, Kansas

DESCRIPTION:No. 58094
Mineral:Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned crystals)
Locality:Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Cherokee County, Kansas
Description:Lustrous black striated sphalerite crystals to 25 mm with remnants of gray limestone included in the bottom where they were attached. The sphalerite crystals are twinned on the {111} octahedral plane following the Spinel Law of twinning.
Overall Size:5.5x4x3 cm
Crystals:1-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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