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Chalcopyrite Quartz & Siderite

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Chalcopyrite Quartz & Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
Füsseberg Mine, Biersdorf, Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 9 × 3 cm
Description

Sharp golden chalcopyrite crystals on quartz crystals and brown siderite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Quartz

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

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White