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Green Sphalerite

Unknown Owner
Really fantastic color and translucency especially on the larger crystals of this specimen being a vibrant green/yellow. These used to be far more common but are sadly becoming less common to see. I personally love the varieties of sphalerite that are gemmy like this.

Product details

Species
SphaleriteAbout Sphalerite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.8 x 6.3 x 4.1 cm
Added on11/06/2024
Locality
Bulgaria, Smolyan Province, Madan ore fieldRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
09/2025Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—DanZ RockshopNot disclosed

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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.