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Chalcopyrite On Galena

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Chalcopyrite On Galena

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Description
Locality: 
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4.5 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

An excellent chalcopyrite specimen from Schemnitz with a rich coverage of very lustrous golden chalcopyrite crystals up to 1 cm on galena matrix, associated with some black sphalerite crystals on the backside.

Great classic piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey
Cartils Minerals

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