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Chalcopyrite Pyrite Galena & Sphalerite Var Melierterz

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Chalcopyrite Pyrite Galena & Sphalerite Var Melierterz

ex collection Uwe Nielsen
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Description
Locality: 
Rammelsberg, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.6 × 6.7 × 2 cm
Description

Cut and polished piece of massive sulfide ore, consisting of pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena and other species. One side cut and polished, the other raw.
Very nice color and structure. A rare sample from a very old mining era. With Nielsen label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Pyrite

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

Galena

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

Sphalerite

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

Melierterz

Mixture Of: 

Chalcopyrite

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

Pyrite

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

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Hardness: 
2.5

Sphalerite

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

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