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Sphalerite

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Sphalerite

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Description
Locality: 
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 3.6 × 2.6 cm
Description

The specimen represents a really great rarity of green sphalerite from Schemnitz! Green crystals from Schemnitz are really exceptional. The crystals are even isolated and show great contrast to light calcite matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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