SPHALERITE with QUARTZ, HUARON, SAN JOSE DE HUAYLLAY DISTR. CERRO DE PASCO, PERU (small cabinet)

Sphalerite, a sulfide mineral represented by the formula (Zn, Fe)S, serves as the primary source of zinc. This mineral occurs in various types of deposits, predominantly in sedimentary exhalative, Mississippi-Valley type, and volcanogenic massive sulfide formations. It is commonly found alongside other minerals such as galena, chalcopyrite, pyrite, and various carbonates and silicates, including calcite, dolomite, quartz, rhodochrosite, and fluorite.

Private Peruvian Collection. Very rare from this locality as the mines closed decades ago. Former Steve Moon Collection.