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Sphalerite

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Locality: 
Auguste-Victoria Mine, Marl-Hüls, Ruhr, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 3.2 × 2.4 cm
Description

German classic and quite rare: dark brown to blackish sphalerite crystals on a bit of quartz/sandstone matrix. The specimen was found in a coal mine in the Ruhr region within a mineralized fault zone which was so rich in ore minerals that it was mined for some time for Pb and Zn ore. The ore vein („William-Köhler-Gang“) was found in 1930, mining started in 1938 and lasted until 1962. In total 5,5 million tons of Pb-Zn ore and 400 tons of silver were recovered during that time. Within the 1950s almost 20 % of the (west) german base metal ore production came from Auguste Victoria.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

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