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| Colour: | beige to brown | Lustre: | |
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| Name: | From the german, meaning "shell ore", in allusion to its concentric-layered structure | ||
| A Mixture Of: | Sphalerite, Wurtzite | ||
Classification of Schalenblende | |
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Physical Properties of Schalenblende | |
| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Opaque |
| Colour: | beige to brown |
| Streak: | brown |
Other Information | |
| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. |
References for Schalenblende | |
| Reference List: | Fleet, M.E. (1977c) The birefringence-structural state relation in natural zinc sulfides and its application to the schalenblende from Pribram. Canadian Mineralogist: 15: 303-308. Mizuhiko Akizuki (1981) Investigation of phase transition of natural ZnS minerals by high resolution electron microscopy. American Mineralogist, Volume 66, pages 1006-1012, |
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