6370 - Sphalerite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Rösrath
Germany

Contributors

Archibald MacMartin

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6370

Mineral Name

Sphalerite

Chemical Formula

(Zn,Fe)S

Subcollection

Archibald M. MacMartin
Associated Minerals
Galena
Specimen Number
014

Crust of 2 mm red crystals on galena-rich matrix

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Lüderich Mine, Bensberg, Germany

Locality Lat/Long

50.9182692, 7.2188953

Mine Name

Lüderich Mine
Original Attributed Locality
Bensberg
Luderick
Geographic Features
Bergisches Land