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Baryte Chalcopyrite & Dolomite

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Baryte Chalcopyrite & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Dreislar, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 8 × 4 cm
Description

A cluster of large snow white baryte blades hosting chalcopyrite crystals and creme colored dolomite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Chalcopyrite

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

Dolomite

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