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Arsenopyrite & Chalcopyrite

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MGR912412

Arsenopyrite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.1 × 5.9 × 2.5 cm
Description

Massive single crystal of interresting formed and crystallised arsenopyrite accompanied with a sparkling aggregate of chalcopyrite on the verry top of the specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsenopyrite

Formula: 
FeAsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0

Chalcopyrite

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