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Sphalerite

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An excellent miniature of very well-developed tetrahedral Sphalerite crystals all to about 1 cm along each axis and forming a domed hedgehog-like structure. From the Madan Ore Field in the Rhodope Mountains of Bulgaria, a deposit famous for its very fine metal sulphides. The crystal faces are lustrous with a silky sheen and speckled with sub-mm brassy-golden Chalcopyrite crystals.

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Species
SphaleriteAbout Sphalerite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.5 x 4.9 x 4.5 cm
Listed on10/24/2024
Locality
Bulgaria, Smolyan Province, Madan ore fieldRegional guide →
SKUCC10695

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Sphalerite
Mineral guide
Learn about Sphalerite
diverse colors from honey to black, gemmy, diamond-like luster, and localities worldwide; a collector favorite for dramatic crystals and color.
Sphalerite
Regional guide
Sphalerite from Madan Ore Field, Bulgaria
from the Madan Ore Field belongs to one of Europe’s great sulfide-specimen traditions: dark, lustrous zinc sulfide from a long-worked Rhodope mining district where galena, quartz, pyrite, chalcopyrite, calcite, dolomite, manganocalcite, rhodochrosite, and skarn silicates combine in exceptionally displayable specimens. The appeal is rarely a single mineral in isolation. Madan sphalerite is at its best when it forms the dark, resinous-to-submetallic architecture beneath bright galena cubes, sharp quartz, brass-yellow chalcopyrite, or warm carbonate crusts—classic lead-zinc mine aesthetics with a distinctly Bulgarian accent.