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Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite

Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite

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Locality
Baxter Springs, Picher Field, Tri-State District, Cherokee Co., Kansas, USA
Minerals
Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite
Dimensions
8 x 6 x 3 cm
Size class
Small Cabinet
SID
K292

Large deep red Sphalerite crystals on a chert matrix. What makes the specimen are the isolated, oriented Chalcopyrite crystals, primarily on the largest Sphalerite, that all reflect the light in the same direction when turned in the hand.