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Enargite, Pyrite and Quartz from Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

 
Enargite, Pyrite and Quartz from Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

Enargite, Pyrite and Quartz from Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

Enargite, Pyrite and Quartz from Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

DESCRIPTION:No. 58151
Mineral:Enargite, Pyrite and Quartz
Locality:Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana
Description:Well-defined dark-metallic prismatic enargite crystals to 4 mm with translucent gray quartz crystals to 1 mm and lustrous yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 2 mm in a shallow cavity in pyrite-rich matrix. The cavity protected the crystals from damage.
Overall Size:6.5x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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