Dypingite



Close-up view of dypingite spherules in part of the specimen shown in photo DYP6a.  Note that many of the spherules are touching and form long, curving chains, some of them paired.  At least six intersections between paired trackways can be seen in this image.

Field of view: The horizontal width is about 3.8 cm.

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Tiny hemispherules of white dypingite on a fracture surface, brick-red willemite and black franklinite

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Identifier: DYP6b
Locality: 1340 Pillar, 1300 level, Sterling mine, Ogdensburg
Specimen size: 13 x 7.5 x 5 cm
Photo credit: Amanda Tabares