Cockade sphalerite
A variety of Sphalerite
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Name:
From French "cocarde", meaning cockade
A variety of Sphalerite
A textural variety of sphalerite or an ore type (see cockade ore) showing botryoidal or ring-like structures.
Schalenblende is effectively identical. Further English synonyms: ring ore, sphere ore, cocarde ore. Equivalent German terms are "Kokardenerz" and "Ringelerz".
Cockade structure is shown by many minerals including sphalerite, galena, pyrite and marcasite.
A textural variety of sphalerite or an ore type (see cockade ore) showing botryoidal or ring-like structures.
Schalenblende is effectively identical. Further English synonyms: ring ore, sphere ore, cocarde ore. Equivalent German terms are "Kokardenerz" and "Ringelerz".
Cockade structure is shown by many minerals including sphalerite, galena, pyrite and marcasite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
52718 (as Cockade sphalerite)
3727 (as Sphalerite)
3727 (as Sphalerite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52718:7 (as Cockade sphalerite)
mindat:1:1:3727:9 (as Sphalerite)
mindat:1:1:3727:9 (as Sphalerite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
71174f6a-a8d6-4bbd-88df-7572756b5caa (as Cockade sphalerite)
eabaeb2d-b2bc-4149-bd2d-e1dfdf17a050 (as Sphalerite)
eabaeb2d-b2bc-4149-bd2d-e1dfdf17a050 (as Sphalerite)
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
