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4.8" Lustrous Sphalerite with Pyrite, Quartz & Calcite - Bulgaria
This is a beautiful mineral association featuring lustrous black sphalerite, cubic pyrite, quartz crystals, and a couple calcite crystals, collected from one of the many mines in the Madan Municipality of Bulgaria. Under shortwave ultraviolet light, the calcite exhibits an orange fluorescence.
Comes with an acrylic display stand.
Comes with an acrylic display stand.
The Madan ore fields are located in the Rhodope Mountains of southern Bulgaria, near its border with Greece. This long stretch of mountain range in southeastern Europe is home to a variety of incredible minerals: sulfides in particular show a great variety here. The sulfides pyrite and arsenopyrite, both mined consistently from the Rhodopes, sometimes also contain gold ore. However, they also typically contain relatively high amounts of cyanide. Because of this, these sulfides must undergo an additional cyanide extraction process before the gold can be extracted and used.
Other sulfides like galena, sphalerite, and chalcopyrite can be found throughout this mountain range in all shapes and sizes.
Other sulfides like galena, sphalerite, and chalcopyrite can be found throughout this mountain range in all shapes and sizes.
$49
SPECIES
Sphalerite, Pyrite, Quartz & Calcite
LOCATION
Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
SIZE
4.8" long, 2.8" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#330481
