Sphalerite
Zinc sulfide, the main zinc ore. The iron it contains makes it more or less dark; it often carries cadmium, germanium, indium or gallium.
Composition
(Zn,Fe)S; cubic.
Sources
In the atlas
- Red Dog (Anarraaq, Wulik) United States
- Tri-State district United States
- Northern Arkansas district United States
- Southern Appalachians MVT United States
- Tianqiao China
- Banbanqiao China
- Wusihe China
- Fule China
- Tianbaoshan China
- Jinding China
- Langshan China
- Rajpura-Dariba India
- Fresnillo Mexico
- Les Malines France