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Sphalerite with Dolomite
Sphalerite with Dolomite.
Sphalerite with Dolomite. With light behind
With light behind

Fluorescent light (daylight)
Sphalerite with Dolomite
 

XM2580NTR: A floater that shows two main complex and interpenetrating spherical groups of Sphalerite, with well defined faces and edges. They are translucent, with marked polysynthetic twins and an intense honey color, and are joined at the base with Dolomite crystals as the matrix. A classic of Cantabrian mining from Las Mánforas, located in a spectacular setting next to the Picos de Europa National Park.
It belonged to Santiago Jiménez who, especially in the 1980s and 90s, assembled an excellent collection with a very good representation of the mineralogy of Northern Spain.
Áliva Mine (Las Mánforas Mine), Áliva mining area, Camaleño, Comarca Liébana, Cantabria  Spain

Specimen size: 5.8 × 4.2 × 4.1 cm = 2.28” × 1.65” × 1.61”

Main crystal size: 3.9 × 3.8 cm = 1.54” × 1.50”

Former collection of Santiago Jiménez García





  
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