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Sphalerite & Baryte

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Sphalerite & Baryte

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4 × 2 cm
Description

Outstanding honey yellow gemmy sphalerite crystal associated to perfect gemmy colorless baryte crystals (type IV from Lengenbach, last three photos) in the typical dolomite contrasting matrix. Baryte crystals of type IV are probably the rarest of all types of barytes from the locality.

Official Code Number: LB-337 from a 1998 find.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

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