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Sphalerite On Quartz

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Sphalerite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Deveti Septemvri Mine, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 7 × 2 cm
Description

An aesthetic crust of sphalerite crystals on quartz crust!The piece is thin and elegant and the crystals are very lustrous and sharp!The overall form is very aerial and under backlight it shows a honey orange color!Both sides are crystallized and there is only a small contact area!

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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