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Cuprite On Strontianite

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Cuprite On Strontianite

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Description
Locality: 
Schwarzleo District, Schwarzleograben, Leogang, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 2.4 × 2 cm
Description

Very rare sample of cuprite crystals (visual ID - other possibillities would be covellite or tennantite) on an orange to colorless strontianite crystal aggregate.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

Formula: 
Cu2O
Strunz: 
4.AA.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Strontianite

Formula: 
SrCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Strontian, North West Highlands (Argyllshire), Scotland, UK

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