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Chalcopyrite Pyrite Galena & Sphalerite

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Chalcopyrite Pyrite Galena & Sphalerite

From an old collection of a Harz miner from 1933-2010
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Description
Locality: 
Rammelsberg, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.5 × 10 × 2 cm
Description

Typical example of the extremely fine-grained “Melierterz” from the Rammelsberg Mine
showing chalcopyrite and pyrite streaks in a sphalerite and galena matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Pyrite

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

Galena

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

Sphalerite

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

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