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Sphalerite

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Sphalerite

Ex Siegfried Flach collection
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Description
Locality: 
Ferdinand Shaft, Rothenfurth, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 5 × 1.7 cm
Description

A layer of gemmy, sparkling red-orange sphalerite,variety ruby blende on a matrix of pyrite and quartz. White calcite crystals sitting on the sphalerite.

An old, aesthetic specimen in very good condition.

Obtained in 1978 from Siegfried Flach collection.

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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