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Sphalerite Var Cleiophane Quartz & Pyrite

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Sphalerite Var Cleiophane Quartz & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Deveti Septemvri Mine, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4 × 2.5 cm
Description

Densly packed field of gemmy olive-brown cleiophane crystals. Additional golden pyrite cubes and white to transparent quartz crystals. Attractive specimen. Weight: 85 grams.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Cleiophane

Variety Of: 

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Formula: 
ZnS
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

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