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Sphalerite

Former collection Kasper (CH)
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.9 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
32.00gr
Description

A nice miniature featuring a sharp, complex, orange-to-red sphalerite crystal perched on top of the white sugary marble from Lengenbach. The crystal shows perfect lustre and stepped growth patterns along its faces. Near the sphalerite and across the specimen, a tiny complex, very shiny golden pyrite crystal. Back of the crystal does not appear like missing, yet it could be the contact with the specimens' removed matrix (ie. during extraction?). One side of the specimen has been sawn for better display.

Quite aesthetic and representative for this classic Alpine locality, in excellent conditions.

Former collection Kasper (CH), dated back to the 70s.

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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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