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Sphalerite with Calcite and Quart

#PD31024

Sphalerite with Calcite and Quart

#PD31024
Availability
Sold
Price
$40.00
Size
8 x 6 x 6 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Reduced Price
$30.00
Formula
ZnS (RRUFF)
Locality
Herja mine, Baia Mare, Maramures Co., Romania
Tagged
sulfide

Large, jet black and very lustrous clusters of Sphalerite crystals to 2cm with Calcite and Quartz. Much, much better in real life than the photos show.

Sphalerite

Formula
ZnS 
Crystal System
Isometric 
Crystal Habit
Euhedral Crystals, Granular, Colloform 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, Perfect 
Luster
Resinous - Greasy 
Color
brown, yellow, red, green, black 
Streak
brownish white 
Class
Isometric - Hextetrahedral 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
3.5-4 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection

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