Zinc ore and quartz

Description: Two Specimens: A. Quartz and Zinc blende. B. Fine, subhedral quartz vein with copper 'verdigris' staining and occasional degraded pyrite. Grey, anhedral metallic mineral may be galena. Quartz and feldspar in one part of the sample may represent Foxdale granite country rock.

Taxonomic name: Sphalerite and quartz

Collection: Natural History Geology Collection