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Chalcopyrite & Sphalerite & Pyrrhotite

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Chalcopyrite & Sphalerite & Pyrrhotite

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Description
Locality: 
Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 7.7 × 4 cm
Description

Lustrous golden chalcopyrite crystals with lustrous dark sphalerite and brassy coloured pyrrhotite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Pyrrhotite

Formula: 
Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Strunz: 
2.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0