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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 66136 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite on Quartz |
| Locality: | Shuikoushan Mine, Hunan Province, China |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent red-brown sphalerite crystals to 15 mm on gray quartz crystals to 3 mm. The sphalerite crystals are unusually transparent which highlights the red color. A few corners are bruised (typical for this locality). |
| Overall Size: | 5.5x3.5x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-15 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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