Specimen #2179

Name: Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite

Type: Mineral

Locality: 2nd. Sovietskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 6.5 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm

Weight: 229

Acquired: 2010-12-06

Source: Hummingbird Minerals

Label: N

Comment: Very unique single large compound crystal of lustrous black Sphalerite with triangular, stepped faces and recesses filled with shiny golden Chalcopyrite. Even better in person.

Minerals: Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) Sphalerite ((Zn,Fe)S)

There are 2 pictures on file

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Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite, 2nd. Sovietskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia - 6.5 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm

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Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite, 2nd. Sovietskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia