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Sphalerite

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Sphalerite

Collected in 1933 during construction of spillway.

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Description
Locality: 
Niagara Falls Quarry, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1.7 × 0.9 cm
Description

Matrix with a cluster of gemmy yellow sphalerite crystals collected in 1933 by Arthur L Flagg, Geologist during construction of the Niagara Falls Spillway. The colour of the crystals is very different from the more normal deep red crystals found in the nearby quarry.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

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