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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 69463 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite on Quartz |
| Locality: | Commodore Mine, Creede District, Mineral County, Colorado |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent yellow-green sphalerite crystals to 6 mm on colorless quartz crystals to 2 mm with minor pyrite microcrystals scattered throughout. The linear patterns on the sphalerite crystals are the result of repeated lamellar twinning. Collected ca. 1980 |
| Overall Size: | 3x2.5x1.5 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 6 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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