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This article is about the mineral wurtzite. For the wurtzite crystal structure see Wurtzite (crystal structure).Wurtzite is a zinc iron sulfide mineral ((ZnFe)S) a less frequently encountered mineral form of sphalerite. The iron content is variable up to eight percent. It is trimorphous with matraite and sphalerite.It occurs in hydrothermal deposits associated with sphalerite pyrite chalcopyrite barite and marcasite.
