Small Tetrahedrite Crystals with Quartz
Collection
Robert Lavinsky
Description
The defunct Bingham open pit, a huge disseminated deposit, was never known for crystallized specimens. Therefore, this specimen of bright, dark gray, Tetrahedrite crystals, to .3 cm across, nestled among colorless, lustrous, translucent Quartz crystals, to .7 cm in length, is a rare specimen.
Locality
Bingham District (West Mountain District), Oquirrh Mts, Tooele Co., Utah, USA
Dimensions
4.0 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm.
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