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Sphalerite Psm Calcite

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Sphalerite Psm Calcite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Black Mountain, Aggeneys, Namakwa District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.2 × 1.2 cm
Weight: 
9.00gr
Description

A nice example of brown microcrystalline sphalerite/siderite  casts/pseudomorphs after calcite crystals from an unusual South African locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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