Specimen #460

Name: Sphalerite, Quartz

Type: Mineral

Locality: Tao Ling mine, Yue Yang City, Hunan Province, China

Favorite? Y

Fluorescent? N

Size: 10.8 x 6 x 6.1cm

Weight: 462

Acquired: 2007-07-03

Source: Collector's Edge

Label: N

Comment: An aesthetic cabinet-size specimen with contrasting black sphalerite and snow-white drusy quartz. The dominant sphalerite crystal is twinned; all have a velvety metallic sheen.

Minerals: Quartz (SiO₂) Sphalerite ((Zn,Fe)S)

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