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Sphalerite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Trepča, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.6 × 6.1 × 5.7 cm
Description

Sparkling cluster of needle like quartz that are on the one hand at some atreas coated in beige to orange siderite crystals and additionally there are several lustrous and well formed crystals of sphalerite present too in the center of the piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White