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Sphalerite

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Description
Locality: 
Áliva Mine, Camaleño, Cantabria, Spain
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.1 × 7.7 × 2.9 cm
Description

This is a fine, thick slab of  partially gemmy and multicoloured sphalerite. The colour changes from bright amber yellow to clear amber brown. This is classic, old-time, highly desirable material from the famous Picos de Europa Mountains of Spain. The transparency and color of the sphalerite is exceptional. See the article in the Mineralogical Record, May-June, 1996: Famous Mineral Localities: The Picos de Europa Lead-Zinc Deposits, Spain.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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