| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Bulgaria > Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned crystals) with Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 38455 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned crystals) with Quartz |
| Locality: | Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria |
| Description: | Rich cluster of large Spinel-law twinned dark sphalerite crystals to 14 mm on translucent colorless quartz crystals to 9 mm. The sphalerite crystals appear black, but are actually rare translucent yellow (best visible in the small crystals). |
| Overall Size: | 7x5x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 2-14 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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