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Sphalerite

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Sphalerite

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Locality: 
Dundas Quarry, West Flamborough Township, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.1 × 1.4 cm
Description

I am always amazed at the colour of the sphalerites from this quarry, which is known as the Lafarge Quarry amongst other names. This specimen consists of clusters and isolated crystals of honey-colored sphalerite on a matrix of micro crystals of calcite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

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