| Identification | |
| Name: | Sphalerite (ZnS) (9CI) |
| Synonyms: | Sphalerite(8CI); Blende; Gumucionite; Zinc blende; Zinc ores, sphalerite |
| CAS: | 12169-28-7 |
| Molecular Formula: | SZn |
| Molecular Weight: | 97.474 |
| InChI: | InChI=1S/S.Zn |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Melting Point: | 1700 deg C |
| Solubility: | Insol in alkalies; sol in dil mineral acids 0.00069 g/100 cc water at 18 deg C (Alpha); 0.00065 g/100 cc water at 18 deg C (Beta) |
| Color: | Exists in two crystalline forms, alpha (wurtzite) and beta (sphalerite) White hexagonal crystals /wurtzite/ Gray-white cubic crystals /sphalerite/ White to grayish-white or yellowish powder colorless cubic crystals |
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