Sphalerite,Pyrite, Calcite, Fluorite (Dick Heck Coll.)

Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
Small Cabinet, 6.9 x 6.9 x 4.5 cm
Start Time: 03/19/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/24/2011 6:30:20 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A classic, very showy combination specimen from Naica. A striking, 2.5 cm, lustrous, etched, twinned, jet-black sphalerite crystal dominates the crest of the undulating, mounded matix of massive sphalerite. Brilliant, well-striated, brass-yellow, pyrite pyritohedrons richly scattered about are a super accent. Clusters of white calcite rhombs and scalenohedrons, a cluster of lustrous, pastel-green, fluorite cuboctahedrons of the lower, back rightside and a few metallic-gray galena cubes are very fine addtional accessories. Classic, very fine combination material from this famous locale.

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