Sphalerite, Driggeth, Cumbria.

Sphalerite, Driggeth, Cumbria.

Sphalerite, zinc sulfide,( Zn,Fe)S  from the Driggeth mine in Cumbria, is the most common ore of zinc This specimen has a number of crystals with a very untidy  tetrahedral habit. Also on the specimen,  are dozens of minute pyrite cubes,which can only be seen under high magnification.