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Pyrite Sphalerite Chalcopyrite & Galena

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Pyrite Sphalerite Chalcopyrite & Galena

ex coll. Wittig
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Description
Locality: 
Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Arnsberg, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.7 × 8.4 × 5 cm
Description

Massive slab of cut and polished orew-material from Ramsbeck, containing mainly pyrite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and galena in a dolomite matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

Sphalerite

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

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

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