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Sphalerite & Pyrite

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Sphalerite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2 × 2.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Description

A yellow-brown, partly translucent crystal (6 mm) of sphalerite on dolomite matrix. Some cubic crystals of pyrite are grown on the sphalerite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Pyrite

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