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Sphalerite & Wurtzite Var Schalenblende

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Sphalerite & Wurtzite Var Schalenblende

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Description
Locality: 
Biały Szarlej Mine, Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm
Description

Nice piece schalenblende

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Wurtzite

Formula: 
(Zn,Fe)S
Strunz: 
2.CB.45
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
San José Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

Schalenblende

Mixture Of: 

Sphalerite

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

Wurtzite

Formula: 
(Zn,Fe)S
Strunz: 
2.CB.45
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Hardness: 
2.5