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Chalcopyrite Siderite & Dolomite

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Chalcopyrite Siderite & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Schlema-Hartenstein, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4 × 9 × 7 cm
Weight: 
244.00gr
Description

Numerous, well-formed crystals of brassy yellow chalcopyrite sit on a matrix of white calcite. Accompanied by leavy beige siderite crystals. Only rarely available on the mineral market in this combination from this famous locality, which is especially world-famous for its silver-bismuth paragenesis.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

Dolomite

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