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Stibnite With Chalcopyrite

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Stibnite With Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm
Description

 

A termonate stibnite crystal attractively perched on top of rounded aggregates of irridescent chalcopyrite. A combination that is not often offered from the locality. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stibnite

Formula: 
Sb2S3
Strunz: 
2.DB.05
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
Lead grey

Chalcopyrite

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