Sphalerite (classic locale)

Las Manforas Mine (Aliva Mine), Camaleno, Cantabria, Spain
Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 4.6 x 3.9 cm
Start Time: 02/18/2018 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/22/2018 6:32:49 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Classic and very colorful sphalerite from one of the world's most famous sphalerite localities. The extinct locality is renowned for gemmy reddish-orange crystals with very high luster and this is an excellent example. Most of the intergrown, well-striated, twinned crystals are reddish-orange with one end having translucent olive-green crystals. The crystals GLOW with gemmy burnt-orange color, when back lit! A very fine two-sided example.

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