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Sphalerite

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Description
Locality: 
Castor Mine, Loope, Engelskirchen, Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4 × 8 × 6.5 cm
Description

A very old heavy sphalerite specimen from the Castor mine in very good condition, especially when we consider its age (the label mentions 1880). The matrix is solid sphalerite ore and in a vug there are numerous honey-colored sphalerite crystals. Only after photographing I noticed there are even more excellent sphalerites on the backside of the specimen. I can provide more pictures on request.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

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