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Sphalerite

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Sphalerite

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Description
Locality: 
Mid Continent Mine, Treece, Picher, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 5 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Description

Excellent crystals of dark red sphalerite lining cavities in matrix.

All crystals are lustrous and translucent. The smallest crystals are vivid red color.

An excellent example of this occurrence.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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