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Sphalerite & Dolomite

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Sphalerite & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Siegerland, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 7 × 2.9 cm
Description

Nice example from the Krantz stock: a lawn of dark sphalerite on matrix are overgrown by dolomite, some quartz  and some oxidised Fe sulfide(?). Some of the sphalerite shows deep red internal reflections.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

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Best regards Roger