Sphalerite with Quartz after Fluorite - image 1
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Sphalerite with Quartz after Fluorite

Unknown Owner
A thin crystallized plate of quartz, these forming epimorphs or hollow casts after now gone cubic fluorite. Scattered richly across the top of this are lustrous black crystals of sphalerite averaging 0.5 cm in size. Siderite is present as well. Crystallized all around and in excellent condition.

Product details

Species
Quartz, Fluorite, SphaleriteAbout Quartz →
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions23.5 x 17.5 x 0.7 cm
Added on09/27/2025
Locality
UK, England, Nenthead

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
03/2026Unknown Owner$485.00
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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