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Tetrahedrite & Chalcopyrite

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Tetrahedrite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara de Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja District, Portugal
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.2 × 2.4 cm
Description

Beautifull tetrahedrite-(Fe) (deep metallic grey) intregrowth with chalcopyrite.

 

Collected: 
2014
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Chalcopyrite

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