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Sphalerite with Chalcopyrite

Unknown Owner
An excellent old classic specimen with lustrous black crystals of sphalerite set up on a brecciated chert matrix, this matrix coated with microscopic sparkling colorless crystals of quartz. There are golden epitaxial chalcopyrite crystals upon the sphalerite. A separate generation of sphalerite is present, these smaller crystals but gemmy and red. In super condition. This would have been collected in the 1960s.

Product details

Species
Sphalerite, ChalcopyriteAbout Sphalerite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions10.0 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm
Added on02/25/2026
Locality
USA, Kansas, Picher Field

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
02/2026Unknown Owner$675.00
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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Sphalerite
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diverse colors from honey to black, gemmy, diamond-like luster, and localities worldwide; a collector favorite for dramatic crystals and color.
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Sphalerite from Picher Field
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