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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: 
6.6 × 11.2 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.70cm
Weight: 
485.00gr
Description

Nice specimen from China of sphalerite in a lot of crystals of excellent brightness in a beautiful orange red brown color in graduated shading set on a matrix covered by sparkling micro quartz crystals. Crystals are present in different sides of the piece as shown by photos and the biggest one measures 1.7 X 1.3 Cm

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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