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Baryte & Chalcopyrite

Ex George Fletcher Collection
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Dreislar, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 9.6 × 4 cm
Description

A good specimen from the locality with sharp white blades of baryte on a nicely contrasting pink baryte matrix. Iridescent chalcopyrite crystals provide attractive highlights.

 

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Condition
General: 
Good - Locality specimen
Main Display: 
Good - Some contacts
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Chalcopyrite

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

George Fletcher Collection

Tue, 2015-09-29 15:51 -- admin
Some History
Name: 
George Fletcher
Dates: 
present
Type: 
Collector/Collection
Specialisms: 
Derbyshire/Midlands, Weardale, United Kingdom
About

George Fletcher lives, worked and collected a lot in the Derbyshire, Peak distrct however as a prolific collector travelled all over the...

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