COUNTRYFrance
LOCALITYSaint-Salvy-de-la-Balme, Tarn, France
DIMENSIONS (H × W × D)cm 12.5 × 11
WEIGHT
MINERALSiderite (Sphalerite, pyrite, and)
A rare, large specimen of crystallized sphalerite from the famous Saint-Salvy zinc mine, the world's leading producer of germanium. It was collected in the early 1980s alongside the mine's resident mining engineer.
Ex. Coll. A. Martaud
Acquisition 2021