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Bornite Baryte & Calcite

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Bornite Baryte & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Dzhezkazgan, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2.7 × 2.2 cm
Description

Lightly iridescent bornite crystal perched on baryte with calcite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bornite

Formula: 
Cu5FeS4
Strunz: 
2.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Calcite

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