| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned crystals) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 58098 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned crystals) |
| Locality: | Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Description: | Exceptionally lustrous black sphalerite crystals with striated faces and complex form that is the result of repeated twinning on the {111} octahedral plane following the Spinel Law of twinning. |
| Overall Size: | 4x4x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 15-25 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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