Sphalerite [ ZnS ]
Images of Sphalerite
Material properties
| Formulas | (Zn,Fe)S, (Zn,FeII)S, ZnS |
| Abbreviation | Sp |
| Variants | Black Jack, Fe2+ |
| Classifications | Zinc sulphide, Sphalerite (group) |
| Member | Marmatite |
| Luminescence emitters | Ag, Band gap, Donor-acceptor pair, Mn, Unspecified |
| Spectra | Luminescence (2), SXES (1) |
| IMA Status | Approved (IMA 1980 s.p.) |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Related materials | Sphalerite, Black Jack, Wurtzite |
| Tags | Mineral, Sulphide, Sulphide |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| S | 1 |
| Zn | 1 |
| Total: | 2 |
References for Sphalerite
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Lines | Spectra | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSIRO SXES database | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hamblen 2003 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Moenke 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CSIRO CL spectra 2016 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Tarashchan 1978 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Specimens of Sphalerite
| Name | Owner | Materials | Image | Spectra | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZnS Hyper2-7 | CSIRO | Sphalerite, Zinc sulphide | 2 | CL/SEM, SXES |
