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Chalcopyrite With Galena Siderite & Sphalerite

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Chalcopyrite With Galena Siderite & Sphalerite

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Description
Locality: 
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 10.5 × 6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Description

Wonderful specimen with very good lustrous crystals. Besides the prominent chalcopyrite and the galena, siderite and sphalerite there are also some nice rock crystals and a little pyrite.

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

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

Sphalerite

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

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