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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 71851 |
| Mineral: | Quartz, Calcite, Sphalerite |
| Locality: | West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent colorless quartz crystals to 6 mm with prismatic translucent gray hexagonal calcite crystals to 15 mm and lustrous black sphalerite crystals to 4 mm. With old pen-and-ink label on one edge from the infamous Lord Calvert. Ex. John F. Lord Calvert (1825-1897); purchased in 1938 by Martin Ehrmann (1904-1972); ex. John S. Albanese (1898-1969); ex. John E. MacDonald (1933-2009) |
| Overall Size: | 8x7x4.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-15 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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