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)
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