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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 61651 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite |
| Locality: | Alston Moor, West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England |
| Description: | Double-sided specimen of lustrous transparent brown sphalerite crystals covering the front, top edge, and rear of gray-brown matrix. The sphalerite crystals are complex form, probably caused by twinning, with microscopic crystallization patterns. From a private collection donated to Manhattanville College ca. 1910. |
| Overall Size: | 17x10x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-11.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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