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Arsenopyrite & Rhodochrosite & Calcite

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Arsenopyrite & Rhodochrosite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Stan Terg Mine, Trepča, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15 × 12 × 6 cm
Description

A mass of very lustrous grey to brassy arsenopyrite crystals wit pale pink  rhodochrosite on one side and a calcite cluster on top on the other side of this very attractive specimen.

It is very hard to take realistic pictures of this beautiful old specimen - it is much better in person.

Ex Armin Wendland collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsenopyrite

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

Rhodochrosite

Formula: 
MnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbánya), Cavnic (Kapnic; Kapnik), Maramureș Co., Romania

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White