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Bornite & Chalcopyrite

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Bornite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Waschenbach, Mühltal, Odenwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 0.8 × 0.7 cm
Description

Blueish iridescent bornite on golden chalcopyrite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bornite

Formula: 
Cu5FeS4
Strunz: 
2.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Chalcopyrite

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