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Sphalerite & Marcasite

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Sphalerite & Marcasite

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Description
Locality: 
Nußloch, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3 × 4.5 × 3 cm
Description

Botryoidal marcasite aggregates on brown sphalerite microcrystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Marcasite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5