AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Bulgaria > Sphalerite on Quartz |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 38456 |
Mineral: | Sphalerite on Quartz |
Locality: | Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria |
Description: | Translucent yellow-brown Spinel-law twinned sphalerite crystals to 10 mm across on a plate of slender translucent pale-green quartz crystals to 6 mm long. The sphalerite crystals have slightly dull (waxy) surface luster and show excellent translucency. |
Overall Size: | 9x8.5x4 cm |
Crystals: | 1-10 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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