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Chalcopyrite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Füsseberg Mine, Biersdorf, Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5.5 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Ancient iron and copper mine, first mentioned 1712, closed in 1965. Connected underground with the Friedrich-Wilhelm Mine near Herdorf, which worked on the same siderite vein.

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

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