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Binnite & Pyrite

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Binnite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

Lustrous binnite crystal with minor pyrite on dolomite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Binnite

Variety Of: 

Tennantite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.5

Pyrite

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