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Calcite Sphalerite & Pyrite

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MGR750690

Calcite Sphalerite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Trepča, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.7 × 4.7 × 4.4 cm
Description

The speimen consists of highly lustrous sphalerite crystals with one larger lustrous pyrite crystal in the middle. It is crowned with spheres of highly lustrous snowy white spheres of calcite. The combination shows a wonderful contrast and a very aesthetic assemble. All 3 minerals are in best quality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Sphalerite

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

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5