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Marmatite

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Marmatite

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Description
Locality: 
La Union, Murcia, Spain
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 4.8 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.10cm
Description

Outstanding specimen with shine crystals of this variety of sphalerite with minor crystalline quartz.

The marmatite crystals are very well formed with excellent striations.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Marmatite

Variety Of: 

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Formula: 
(Zn,Fe)S
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Black
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