Siderite, Sphalerite

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From a small find that was brought out at Munich in 2006, these are very unusual crystals in that they are hollow casts after calcite, and the coating is a mixture of sphalerite and siderite. They have been extensively analyzed in South Africa, to come up with this conclusion, by Bruce Cairncross and others. So far as I am aware, this is a first. This has good 3-dimensional form, a good surface shimmer (almost metallic), and no damage except to the periphery where you can see into the hollow casts. Ex. Charlie Key.