AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Galena and Marcasite with minor Sphalerite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 75827 |
Mineral: | Galena and Marcasite with minor Sphalerite |
Locality: | Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri |
Description: | Lustrous gray-metallic galena crystals to 18 mm with yellow-metallic cockscomb-habit marcasite crystals to 5 mm on gray chert, with minor red-brown sphalerite on the bottom. The galena crystals are cubic form with overgrowth of octahedral crystals. Collected ca. 1970 |
Overall Size: | 10x5x4 cm |
Crystals: | 1-18 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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