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Sphalerite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Jose Maestre Tunnel, Portman, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.5 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Weight: 
19.00gr
Description

Sphalerite crystals up to 1.2cm set on quartz. Small but nice specimen from a new find.

Ex. collection Gines Lopez Garcia (Spanish geologist).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Quartz

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

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