1.8" Sphalerite "Flower" and Marcasite Association - Missouri

This beautiful specimen contains an association of a deep red sphalerite "flower" crystal cluster and small amounts of marcasite druze. It comes from the Washington County Aggregates Quarry in the Potosi Barite District of Missouri.

Sphalerite is a part of the sulfide group and typically exhibits a grey/black appearance due to high concentrations of impurities. In its purest state, sphalerite's chemical composition is ZnS, and can display a gemmy transparent light tan/yellow color. This is one of the few minerals that can form crystals ranging anywhere between gemmy and transparent to opaque and metallic-like. Opaque or cloudy sphalerite tends to be most abundant since iron easily replaces zinc in the process of formation.

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DETAILS
SPECIES
Sphalerite & Marcasite
LOCATION
Washington County Aggregates Quarry, Potosi Barite District, Washington County, Missouri
SIZE
1.8 x 1.3"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#96360