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Manganoan Calcite & Chalcopyrite

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Manganoan Calcite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Cavnic Mine, Maramureș County, Romania
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
17 × 10 × 6.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Description

This is a very attractive and beautiful old calcite specimen from Romania.

Pale pinke and lustrous, sharp calcite crystals with sharp chalcopyrite on a pyrite-rich matrix.

Beautiful !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Manganoan Calcite

Variety Of: 

Calcite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.0
Formula: 
(Ca,Mn)CO3
Hardness: 
0.0

Chalcopyrite

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