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Chalcopyrite

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Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Büschhof Quarry, Wirtenbach, Waldbröl, Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 3.3 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Description

A golden crystal of Chalcopyrite inside a dolomitic vug from Schretzmair limestone quarry.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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