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Sphalerite, Galena


Sphalerite : (Zn,Fe2+)S, Galena : PbS

Photo Copyright © Christof Schäfer  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Locality: Mt. Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
Sphalerite grown on Galena from the fumaroles of Mt. Vesuvius, the crystal is a spinel-law twin flattened parallel to twin plane, photo G. Blass, collection C.&H.Schäfer.

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