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What is the trancparency for sphalerite?

Updated: 8/21/2019
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According to my Dana Minerals and how to Identify Them, "... in the rare perfectly pure specimen Sphalerite is clear and nearly colorless and has an adamantine luster."

Otherwise, its colour seems to be highly variable, " ~ ranging from black, though brown and yellow, to red. "

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