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Bird's Eye Sphalerite, Balmat, New York

Kah-Wai Lin

Recently acquired bird's eye sphalerite from Balmat, NY,. They fluoresce purple/blue/green under long-wave UV. This specimen above is a big 4 pounds giant, while the rest are smaller pieces.










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