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Chalcopyrite Pyrrhotite & Pentlandite

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Chalcopyrite Pyrrhotite & Pentlandite

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Description
Locality: 
Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.5 × 5.7 × 5 cm
Description

One side polished massive sulfide specimen from Sudbury hosting different species: chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite and pentlandite (according to the label). Quite heavy, from the 1970s.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Pyrrhotite

Formula: 
Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Strunz: 
2.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Pentlandite

Formula: 
(Fe,Ni)9S8
Strunz: 
2.BB.15
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Craignure Mine, Inveraray, Strathclyde (Argyllshire), Scotland, UK

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Best regards Roger

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