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Sphalerite Calcite & Chalcopyrite

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Sphalerite Calcite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, Libertad Department, Peru
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 3.9 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.80cm
Description

Very nice, interestingly shaped calcite crystals and some chalcopyrite sitting on rather big shiny sphalerite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Chalcopyrite

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

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