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Sphalerite

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NST615269

Sphalerite

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Description
Locality: 
Bad Ems, Rhein-Lahn, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.4 × 7 × 3 cm
Description

19th century specimen of brownish-red spahlerite from historic Bad Ems mining district.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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