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Sphalerite

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Sphalerite

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Description
Locality: 
Áliva Mine, Camaleño, Cantabria, Spain
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 5.8 × 4.1 cm
Description

Sphalerite from the locality is among the very best world-wide. Look at this fantastic color and at the clarity. There is nearly no locality which produced gemmy sphalerite is this dimension. Most areas are in cut-quality!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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