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- W. Fork Mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, United States
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- ZnS
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- SmCabinet 8.5x5x6cm
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Dark lustrous brown Sphalerite crystals to 3mm totally covering lumpy colloform growths of brassy Pyrite. Neat specimen!
The W. Fork Mine is located in the SE lead-district in Missouri and is also a Mississippi Valley Type deposit in the Viburnum Trend. According to a paper on the W. Fork Mine the presence of rapidly deposited, collorform ZnS and FeS is an indicator that the ore fluids which deposited the sulfides in the central zone were more saturated with respect to metal sulfides (email us for link to abstract if interested).
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- Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic
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- ZnS
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- SmCabinet 8x6x4cm
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Not an impressive specimen online, but get it in hand and you will be impressed. This specimn is mostly of Galena matrix with a generation of lustrous, black or deep red crystals of Sphalerite to 4mm. Comes with old Frank Hess label.
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- Green Co., Illinois, United States
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- ZnS
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- SmCabinet 3x5.5x3cm
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- sulfide
Absolutely perfectly formed modified tabular Sphalerite crystals with beveled edges in a cluster to 1.5cm set nicely on Limestone matrix with water clear Calcite rhombs. Very skillfully extracted, as there is no damage. The color is very dark red-brown that appears black, even under my intense photo lights. Superb specimen!
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- Syndicate vein, Butte dist., Silver Bow Co., Montana, United States
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- ZnS
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- SmCabinet 6.5x5.5x5cm
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An attractive specimen of deep green, almost gemmy Sphalerite crystals to 1cm with Quartz crystal groups. Excellent old-timer!
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- Shullsburg, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, United States
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- ZnS
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- SmCabinet 8.5x7x3.5cm
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Brassy colored Marcasite in larger colloform-like habit with a fractured Sphalerite crystal cluster at the top. The Sphalerite contains open vugs with micro Pyrite crystals.
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- Septemvri mine, Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
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- ZnS
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- SmCabinet 7x7.5x5cm
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- sulfide
Awesome, gemmy green Sphalerite crystals to 1.3cm. Some nice crystals on the backside also.
