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Sphalerite On Quartz

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Sphalerite On Quartz

with antique label
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 7 × 4 cm
Description

This is a very old and nice specimen of brown, lustrous sphalerite crystals on quartz crystals from Harz mountains.

With two fantastic old labels.

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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