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Cooperite & Laurite

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Cooperite & Laurite

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Description
Locality: 
Tolovka River, Ust'-Bel'skii Massif, Koryak Upland, Kamchatka Krai, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Polished section of cooperite, laurite etc. (comes with documentation Prof. Rudashesvsky, SEM/X-ray)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cooperite

Formula: 
PtS
Strunz: 
2.CC.35b
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Rustenburg Town & Townlands Mine, Rustenburg (Rustenburg District), Western Bushveld Complex, Bojanala Platinum District, North West Province, South Africa

Laurite

Formula: 
RuS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.0
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Dark grey
Type Locality: 
Tanah Laut (Pontijn), Kalimantan Selatan Province (South Kalimantan Province), Kalimantan Island (Borneo Island), Indonesia