Sphalerite - USA tristate classic
stock #AX-35-135
Pelican Mine, Joplin Field, Jasper County
Missouri,
United States
5.6 x 4.3 x 3.2 CM (cabinet)
price: $180
new year 2021
Textbook perfect, sharp Sphalerite crystal perched on Dolomite with a small bit of Chalcopyrite. The main Sphalerite crystal is complete all around, perfectly undamaged and has the silky luster that is typical from this locale. Through the 1960's, Tri-state specimens were very common even as the mines closed. These are no longer common and are unlike any other Sphalerites from other locales.
