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Sphalerite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Áliva Mine, Camaleño, Cantabria, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.50cm
Description

A classic and intense red (when backlit) Sphalerite from one of the world's most famous Sphalerite localities. Two larger crystal fragments with crystal faces on white Dolomite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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