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Sphalerite & Quartz

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Sphalerite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Shuikoushan Mine, Changning County, Hengyang, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 10.6 × 6.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Weight: 
292.00gr
Description

Nice specimen with some intense red crystals of sphalerite up to 1.2 X 1 cm in size set on a matrix covered by sparkling small quartz crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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