AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Calcite with Pyrite over Sphalerite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 65471 |
Mineral: | Calcite with Pyrite over Sphalerite |
Locality: | Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico |
Description: | Lustrous transparent gray scalenohedral calcite crystals to 24 mm with black sphalerite crystals to 15 mm that are overgrown with yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 1 mm. The calcite crystals have brown internal phantom-growth zones. Ex. D. Miller collection #M1997, collected in 2006 |
Overall Size: | 6.5x5.5x4 cm |
Crystals: | 1-24 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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