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Sphalerite

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Sphalerite

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Description
Locality: 
Falcacci Stope, Rio Mine, Rio Marina, Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.1 × 1 cm
Weight: 
10.00gr
Description

Half a dozen rare cuboctahedral sphalerite crystals from Elba island. The crystal form can be spotted, and they are lustrous, even if they appear slightly rounded in appearance. 

Rather rare in Elba, they are an accessory mineral in the Falcacci paragenesis.

Old material, from a German collection.

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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