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Djurleite

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Djurleite

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Locality: 
Dzhezkazgan, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Great specimen of several djurleite crystals, which have a nice striation -it should be said that most of the sulfides from this locality are a mixture of minerals, this specimen is a combination between of djurleite and chalcosite- even the mine is productive, the area which this specimens came around has gone for several years now.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Djurleite

Formula: 
Cu31S16
Strunz: 
2.BA.05
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Barranca de Cobre (Copper Canyon), Mun. de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico