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Gypsum & Sphalerite

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Gypsum & Sphalerite

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Description
Locality: 
Zinc Corporation Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.1 × 5.5 × 5.1 cm
Description

A rather odd specimen, what appears to have been a cavity in sphalerite has been completely filled with gypsum, from the Zinc Corporation Mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gypsum

Formula: 
CaSO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CD.40
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
White.

Sphalerite

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