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(n.)The primary ore of zinc, occurring in usually yellow-brown or brownish-black crystals or cleavage masses, essentially ZnS with some cadmium, iron, and manganese. Also called blende, zinc blende
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Sphalerite ((Zn,Fe)S) is a mineral that is the chief ore of zinc. It consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form but almost always contains variable iron. When iron content is high it is an ...
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Sphalerite Group . Sphalerite, also known as Blende or Zinc Blende, is the major ore of Zinc. When pure (with little or no Iron) it forms clear crystals, usually red (known as Ruby Blende ), but as Iron content increases it forms dark, opaque metallic crystals (known as Marmatite ). ... Classification of Sphalerite...
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Information on the mineral sphalerite ... ZnS; This is the formula for pure Sphalerite. However, since it usually occurs with some iron replacing the zinc, its formula is scientifically recognized as: (Zn,Fe)S...
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Crystals of sphalerite have been found in considerable abundance at Franklin. They are remarkable for the sharpness of their form and for the variety of forms and combinations displayed. Several individual or twin crystals, some an inch across, were found in the Stanton collection.
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THE MINERAL SPHALERITE ... Group: Sphalerite Group ... Sphalerite is one of the very few minerals that has a total of six directions of cleavage. If all of them were to be perfectly cleaved on a single crystal it would form a rhombic dodecahedron. Identifying all six directions in a single cleaved crystal is quite difficult due...
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sphalerite (blende) ... ZnS Zinc Sulfide ... A photo of the mineral sphalerite...
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A summary and description of the mineral sphalerite and it's properties ... The Mineral Sphalerite ... Sphalerite, also known as Blende, is an ore of zinc. Many types of sphalerite are fluorescent, and the beautiful colors can best be seen under long wave ultraviolet. For almost a century the source of fluorescence in sphalerite...
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Sphalerite mineral specimens Information and links to specimens for sale ... Click here to see our Specimens; Click here for Sphalerite Group Information...
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This sample of sphalerite is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Sphalerite is an sulfide mineral of zinc with the composition ZnS. This sample is about 12X12 cm and is from Nenthead district, Cumbria, England.
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