Sphalerite on Quartz

Item Description

Tantalizing small cab of glowing, large, ruby-jack Sphalerites on Quartz from China. The highly lustrous, cinammon crystals rest on a matrix of .1 cm Quartz crystals. This probably originated as part of the famous finds of the early 2000's. The gemmy Sphalerites really glow under proper lighting. It is far better in person, as the large (up to 1.4 cm) Sphalerites are so richly colored that they do not always transmit the light as readily as the smaller crystals. A very fine specimen.