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1 item @ $25.00  

Chalcopyrite with Hematite and Dolomite

#65492

Chalcopyrite with Hematite and Dolomite

#65492
Availability
Available
Price
$250.00
Size
6.5 x 5 x 1.3 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Cu1+Fe3+S2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Shaft 371, Hartenstein dist., Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Tagged
sulfide , copper

Brassy golden metallic Chalcopyrite crystals to 5mm lined with discoidal deep red Hematite. The Hematite is an unusual association with Chalcopyrite.

Chalcopyrite

Formula
Cu1+Fe3+S2 
Crystal System
Tetragonal 
Crystal Habit
Euhedral Crystals, Striated, Druse 
Cleavage
Indistinct, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
brass yellow, honey yellow 
Streak
greenish black 
Class
Tetragonal - Scalenohedral 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
3.5 

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