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Millerite With Chalcopyrite On Dolomite

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Millerite With Chalcopyrite On Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Zollverein Mine, Essen, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.8 × 1.2 cm
Weight: 
5.00gr
Description

Thin needles of millerite over the crystals of Dolomite with Iridiscent small Chalcopyrite. specimen in excellent condition, very well formed crystals, huge cluster of tiny needles.

Specimen set in acrylic box.

This specimen comes from old collection. Ex. H. Wunkhaus. Acquired in 10.12.1997

#G.22.2

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Millerite

Formula: 
NiS
Strunz: 
2.CC.20
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Chalcopyrite

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

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Piatek Minerals

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