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Cosalite & Pyrite

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Cosalite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Kara Oba, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
5 × 11 × 7.5 cm
Description

Grey metallic cosalite needles on lustrous pyrite cubes

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cosalite

Formula: 
Pb2Bi2S5
Strunz: 
2.JB.10
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Colour: 
Grey
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Cosalá Mine, Cosalá, Mun. de Cosalá, Sinaloa, Mexico

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5