Siderite, Sphalerite after Calcite
specimen number:
1602788
location:
Broken Hill Mine, Aggeneys, Northern Cape, South Africa
description:
A mixture of crystallized siderite and sphalerite are forming hollow casts after now gone crystals of calcite. These are set up on matrix. The hollow nature is evident in the video. In great condition. These came out of the ground in the middle 2000's.
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