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Sphalerite

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Sphalerite

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

From an old collection comes this beautiful yellowbrown, transparent to gemmy sphalerite crystal on matrix.

Beautiful specimen !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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