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Chalcopyrite On Dolomite

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Chalcopyrite On Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Zwartberg Mine, Zwartberg, Genk, Limburg, Flanders, Belgium
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 4 × 3 cm
Description

Lustrous iridescent tarnished chalcopyrite crystals up to 2-3 mm on a bed of dolomite crystals.
A very uncommon locality piece, collected on the dumps of the Zwartberg coalmine in the 1970's.
Sawn backside.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

Formula: 
CuFeS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.10a
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Cartils Minerals

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