Sphalerite & Calcite (self-collected by Paco Gutierrez)

Troya Mine, Mutiloa, Basque Country, Spain
Large Cabinet, 15.4 x 13.9 x 6.0 cm
Start Time: 10/22/2015 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/29/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Beautiful clusters of scintillating, gemmy, reddish-orange rubyjack sphalerite crystals are richly scattered among glassy, translucent, gray calcite disks on this imposing and sculptural large combination specimen from this closed Pb-Zn mine, in production from 1986-1993. The hefty matrix is granular massive sulfides. Choice and very showy large combination material, self-collected by Paco Gutierrez.

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