- MD-160727
- Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite
- Tri-State District, Cherokee Co., Kansas, USA
- Miniature, 4.4 x 3.4 x 2.9 cm
- SOLD
Here is something really unusual and stunning for a Tri-State collector - a coating of iridescent chalcopyrite has been deposited on a cluster of large (to 2.5 cm) sphalerites, isolated on a contrasting dolomite matrix. Ex. George Feist collection.
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Sphalerite on Chert
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Cabinet, 10.6 x 8.7 x 4.7 cm

Sphalerite (twinned)
St. Lawrence Zinc No. 4 Mine, Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining Dist., St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA
Thumbnail, 2.3 x 2.0 x 0.8 cm

Sphalerite on Quartz and Galena
Taolin Lead Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet, 8.4 x 5.9 x 5.0 cm

Sphalerite var. Cleiophane (twinned)
Ait Ahmane, Zagora Prov., Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Thumbnail, 1.7 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm

Sphalerite on Quartz
Krushev Dol Mine, Madan, Rhodope Mtns., Bulgaria
Miniature, 3.9 x 2.9 x 2.0 cm

Sphalerite (Twinned) on Quartz
Mine 57, 180 meter level, Dzezkazgan, southeast of Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 6.6 x 3.4 cm

Tetrahedrite and Sphalerite on Quartz (dated 1830)
Cavnic, Maramures Co., Romania
Small Cabinet, 6.1 x 5.9 x 2.6 cm

Fluorite And Sphalerite
Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Carthage, Tennessee, USA
Large Cabinet, 21.5 x 12.7 x 10.5 cm
Fluorite on Sphalerite, Pyrite
Cerro de Pasco district, Pasco Province, Peru
Miniature, 3.5 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm

Calcite (twin) on Sphalerite
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Cabinet, 11.5 x 7.3 x 5.1 cm
Fluorite on Sphalerite
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 5.7 x 4.5 cm
Siderite, Sphalerite cast after Calcite
Aggenys Mine, North Cape Province, South Africa
Small Cabinet, 6.1 x 4.8 x 3.0 cm

Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite
Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
Cabinet, 10.8 x 6.4 x 4.3 cm

Fluorite on Sphalerite
Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
Small Cabinet, 9.0 x 9.0 x 7.1 cm

Suredaite (type locality) with Wurtzite, Sphalerite, Pyrite, and Coiraite (?)
Oploca vein system, Pirquitas Ag-Sn deposit, Rinconada Department, Jujuy, Argentina
Small Cabinet, 6.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm

Pyrite with Sphalerite
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca Dist., Bolognesi Prov., Áncash, Peru
Cabinet, 12.1 x 7.8 x 6.8 cm

Arsenopyrite on Sphalerite
Mina Santa Barbara, Hidlago del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico
Cabinet, 10.9 x 8.0 x 7.4 cm

Fluorite with Sphalerite and Pyrite
Cerro de Pasco, Pasco Prov., Pasco, Peru
Cabinet, 10.9 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm

Fluorite and Sphalerite
Cerro de Pasco, Pasco Prov., Pasco, Peru
Miniature, 3.9 x 3.5 x 1.7 cm
Fluorite with Sphalerite on matrix
Cerro de Pasco, Pasco Prov., Pasco, Peru
Small Cabinet, 8.1 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm