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Luzonite & Pyrite

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Luzonite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Chinkuashih Mine, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan (Province Of China)
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Description

Grey metallic luzonite forming sparkling crystals and octahedrons of pyrite,

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Luzonite

Formula: 
Cu3AsS4
Strunz: 
2.KA.10
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Black.
Type Locality: 
Lepanto Mine, Mancayan mineral district (Mankayan), Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5