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Berthierite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
6 × 10 × 4.5 cm
Description

Nice and interesting example with acicular berthierite on and overgrown by calcite. Some stibnite may be present too, the majority of the needles show the typical iridescent reddish-brownish tarnish for berthierite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Berthierite

Formula: 
FeSb2S4
Strunz: 
2.HA.20
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Chazelles-Haut (Chazelle), Mercoeur, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Aragonite and Vaterite
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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