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Sphalerite With Greenockite

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Sphalerite With Greenockite

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Description
Locality: 
San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.5 × 2.3 cm
Weight: 
41.00gr
Description

One of the most classic Sardinian specimens is the ruby jack sphalerite from San Giovanni Mine.
The specific specimen features an open vein lined with tens of sphalerite crystals of deep red color. The smaller crystals display an excellent lustre.  

A very good specimen from a classic Sardinian locality!
 

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Greenockite

Formula: 
CdS
Strunz: 
2.CB.45
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Bishopton tunnel, Bishopton, Strathclyde (Renfrewshire), Scotland, UK

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