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Sphalerite & Hydrozincite

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Sphalerite & Hydrozincite

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Description
Locality: 
Les Malines, Saint-Laurent-Le-Minier, Gard, Occitanie, France
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
6 × 11 × 8 cm
Description

Scintillating, black to gemmy golden-brown sphalerite crystals richly covered matrix. On the back covered by white secondary hydro-zincite. Classic material from the ancient Les Malines Mine of Gard

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Hydrozincite

Formula: 
Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
5.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria

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