Wurtzite with Sphalerite
available$ 250
- Locality
- Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
- Minerals
- Sphalerite, Wurtzite
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 1.0 x 1 cm
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- SID
- TZ212
Translucent red/orange color pagoda-shaped crystal of Wurtzite. At the tips are dark areas of epitaxial Sphalerite. These recent Wurtzite specimens from the Merelani Tanzanite mines are the world's best and now rarely found.