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Baryte & Sphalerite

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Baryte & Sphalerite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Les Cèdres Mine, Saint-Laurent-Le-Minier, Gard, Occitanie, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 4.9 × 4 cm
Description

Famous classic material - a snowy white sphere set on very dark matrix, which is partly covered with tiny, dark red sphalerite crystals. Excellent quality, perfect condition and highly aesthetic!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Sphalerite

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