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Sphalerite

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Sphalerite

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Description
Locality: 
Ferdinand Shaft, Rothenfurth, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.3 × 6.4 × 1.7 cm
Description

A very fine old classic piece from Freiberg with a very rich coverage of small lustrous orange-red sphalerite crystals associated with some quartz and calcite crystals. From the 250 meter level, Block 35, Drei Prinzen Spat vein of the Ferdinand Shaft.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

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