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Baryte Siderite & Malachite Psm Chalcopyrite

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Baryte Siderite & Malachite Psm Chalcopyrite

ex collection Uwe Nielsen
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 5.2 × 4.6 cm
Description

Red balls of baryte (I've never heard of another locality with similar botryoidal baryte) with chalcopyrite crystals replaced by green malachite and beige-brown, glossy dolomite. The specimen is a floater.

It shows only a few dings.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Siderite

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

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Chalcopyrite

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

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