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Sphalerite Chalcopyrite & Marcasite

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Sphalerite Chalcopyrite & Marcasite

Donald Stockton Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Baxter Springs, Picher Field, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 5.1 × 4.7 cm
Weight: 
163.00gr
Description

Chalcopyrites all around iridescent spahlerite and marcasite.  This one is from an older collection, and is likely pre-1960's.  Difficult to photography, but when the chalcopyrites catch the light, they really flash and have a great metallic lustre.  The iridescent colours are also extremely tricky to capture in a photograph. 

First 3 pictures taken in sunlight and the remaining images under white LED lighting.

Ex. Donald Stockton (1929 - 2016) Collection, with his label and the old fading original handwritten label, plus includes an old pasted label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Chalcopyrite

Formula: 
CuFeS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.10a
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Marcasite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Labels
Label Images - only: Sphalerite Chalcopyrite & Marcasite
Label Images - only: Sphalerite Chalcopyrite & Marcasite
Label Images - only: Sphalerite Chalcopyrite & Marcasite
Provenance

Donald Stockton Collection

Some History
Name: 
Don Stockton
Dates: 
1929- 
2016
Type: 
Collector/Collection
About

Donald Stockton was born in the UK in 1929 but spent a large portion of his life in Christchurch, New Zealand where he was a well known...

Birkhill Minerals

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All invoices are due upon receipt.  I reserve the right to cancel any invoice not paid within 7 days if I have not had any response.

If the item was inaccurately described or represented, please contact us within 7 days of receipt, to arrange return / refund. 

I do not offer refunds simply due to change of mind, all sales are final, although we may be able to offer buy-backs / trade-ins for certain specimens. 

I also buy old collections in thier entirity - contact me directly for further information: [email protected]