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Quartz On Chalcopyrite & Tetrahedrite

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Quartz On Chalcopyrite & Tetrahedrite

ex collection Uwe Niemeyer
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Description
Locality: 
Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14.7 × 9.3 × 6 cm
Weight: 
1 219.00gr
Description

Very nice rock crystals on large chalcopyrite crystals. Most of the chalcopyrite appears silverish-gray, because it's covered by tiny tetrahedrite crystals. Very interesting.

Has only a few dings.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Chalcopyrite

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

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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