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Sphalerite Var Marmatite

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Sphalerite Var Marmatite

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Description
Locality: 
St Christoph Mine, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.9 × 2.7 × 2.9 cm
Description

Sphalerite var marmatite, so called christophite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Marmatite

Variety Of: 

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Formula: 
(Zn,Fe)S
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Black