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Pyrite & Chalcopyrite & Sphalerite & Galena

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Pyrite & Chalcopyrite & Sphalerite & Galena

From an old collection of Dipl. Berging. Siegfried Maiweg 1901-1982, Unna
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Description
Locality: 
Merkur Mine, Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 8 × 5 cm
Weight: 
850.00gr
Description

Heavy 850g oldtime of an ore sample consisting of Pyrites up to 3mm associated with Sphalerites up to 4mm and Chalcopyrite and Galena from the well known Merkur Mine in Bad Ems.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrite

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

Chalcopyrite

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

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey

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