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Hodrušite Chalcopyrite & Hematite

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Hodrušite Chalcopyrite & Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Hodruša-Hámre, Žarnovica County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2 × 3 × 2.7 cm
Description

Steel grey hodrusite with chalcopyrite and hematite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hodrušite

Formula: 
Cu8Bi12S22
Strunz: 
2.JA.10c
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Chalcopyrite

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

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0