Acer palmatum, although there are more than 100 species of maple worldwide, only one species (Acer campestre) is native to the UK.

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Earth lab datasite

Sphalerite
Sulphide with dolomite
zinc sulphide
Zn S
Scale bar = 1 centimetre
cleavage: Perfect
crystal system: Cubic
hardness:  3.5 - 4.0
relative density:  3.9 - 4.1
Nent Head, Cumberland, England
26 B 1