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Sphalerite

#65522
Sphalerite from Les Malines dist., Occitanie, France - 65522
Sphalerite from Les Malines dist., Occitanie, France - 65522

Sphalerite

#65522
Availability
Available
Price
$75.00
Size
6.5 x 3 x 5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
ZnS (RRUFF)
Locality
Les Malines dist., Occitanie, France
Tagged
sulfide

Material sold from this locality was previously though to be Wurtzite. It was not, it is Sphalerite. These crystals reach 2mm and are a splendid red to orange.

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.

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