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Thorianite & Sphalerite

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Thorianite & Sphalerite

Roberto Allori and William Henderson collections

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Description
Locality: 
Castellaccio di Petrignano, Vetralla, Vico Lake, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 2 × 1.4 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small matrix specimen with a tiny perfect cube of thorianite (var. uranothorianite) and a nice cluster of sphalerite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thorianite

Formula: 
ThO2
Strunz: 
4.DL.05
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Balangoda, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

Sphalerite

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

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