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Sphalerite

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Sphalerite

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Description
Locality: 
Canal Dump, Niagara Falls, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1 × 0.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

Red-orange crystals of sphalerite on dolomitic limestone.

During the digging of hydro canals in Niagara Falls, the excavated rock was transported to spoils piles on Montrose Road. Over the years, most of the rock has been either removed or covered over with clay. Today, a big box hardware store sits on the site. 

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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