A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Wurtzite and sphalerite |
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| Description | Sphalerite is a polymorph with two minerals, wurtzite and matraite. The three are called polymorphs (meaning many shapes) because although they have the same chemistry, (Zn,Fe)S or zinc iron sulfide, they have different structures and therefore, different shapes. Sphalerite is by far the more common mineral of the three. |
| Location | USA ▹ New York. Near Antwerp. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-07-18. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #216. |
| Key words | Wurtzite, Sphalerite, New York |
| Tech details | 762 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1237 |
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