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Pentlandite Pyrrhotite & Chalcopyrite

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Pentlandite Pyrrhotite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Lappvattnet, Burträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.9 × 1 cm
Weight: 
4.50gr
Description

Matrix consisting of pentlandite intergrown with pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pentlandite

Formula: 
(Fe,Ni)9S8
Strunz: 
2.BB.15
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Craignure Mine, Inveraray, Strathclyde (Argyllshire), Scotland, UK

Pyrrhotite

Formula: 
Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Strunz: 
2.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Chalcopyrite

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

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