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Sphalerite Var Cleiophane

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Sphalerite Var Cleiophane

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Description
Locality: 
Osikovo Deposit, Septemvri Mine, Madan, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 8.6 × 6.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

Large specimen of sphalerite var cleophane from the celebrated Bulgarian deposit. Lots of gemmy green crystals with incredibly bright mirror lustre adorn a rugged quartz matrix.

Spectacular and showy specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Cleiophane

Variety Of: 

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Formula: 
ZnS
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Vic's Vugh Minerals