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Dolomite Quartz & Chalcopyrite

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Dolomite Quartz & Chalcopyrite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Bad Schlema, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 13 × 7 cm
Description

Clusters of sharp brown dolomite crystals on quartz with hematite (Eisenkiesel) with minor chalcopyrite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Chalcopyrite

Formula: 
CuFeS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.10a
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0