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DESCRIPTION: | No. 75141 |
Mineral: | Sphalerite on Dolomite |
Locality: | Mina Troya, Mutiloa, 19 km southwest of San Sebastián, Pais Vasco, Spain |
Description: | Conical formation of lustrous transparent dark red-brown sphalerite crystals to 6 mm on pale-yellow dolomite crystals to 4 mm. Some of the sphalerite crystals exhibit excellent transparency with vivid red flashes under strong illumination. Collected in 1990 |
Overall Size: | 4.5x4x3.2 cm |
Crystals: | 1-6 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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