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Chalcopyrite & Dolomite

ex Hans Walling
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Description
Locality: 
Ballard Mine, Baxter Springs, Picher Field, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 8.5 × 5 cm
Description

A nice US classic from 1963 out of the Walling collection: a carbonate host rock matrix (falsely labeled as schist) is covered by numerous saddle like rhombs of tan whiteish dolomite crystals hosting lots of lustrous sharp tetrahedral chalcopyrite crystals. Not often seen nowadays.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

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