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Arsenopyrite Var Danaite On Chalcopyrite

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Arsenopyrite Var Danaite On Chalcopyrite

ex collection Eugen Kreidler, ex Möckel
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Description
Locality: 
Sulitjelma Mines, Fauske, Nordland, Norway
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 4 × 3 cm
Description

A nice danaite crystal in/on chalcopyrite. Pre 1960ies.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsenopyrite

Formula: 
FeAsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0

Danaite

Variety Of: 

Arsenopyrite

Formula: 
FeAsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.20
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Formula: 
(Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS
Hardness: 
0.0

Chalcopyrite

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

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