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Arsenopyrite Sphalerite & Quartz

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Arsenopyrite Sphalerite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Trepča, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 4.4 × 2 cm
Description

Highly lustrous arsenopyrite from Trepca, Kosovo.
 

Rectangles with sharp edges and plain surface of arsenopyrite and some quartz between.

On the edge there is also some beautiful black sphalerite (foto 2) but since the arsenopyrite is so lustrous and reflective it is hard to present on the fotos.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsenopyrite

Formula: 
FeAsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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