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Sphalerite & Siderite

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Sphalerite & Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3 × 4.7 × 4.3 cm
Description

Lustrous dark brown sphalerite crystals with brown siderite blades

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White