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Sphalerite & Chalcopyrite

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Sphalerite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Büschhof Quarry, Wirtenbach, Waldbröl, Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.7 × 8.4 × 4.7 cm
Description

Gemmy, orange-red sphalerite crystals on nicely contrasting whitish dolomite. Associated bright, reflective chalcopyrite.

 

 

Condition
General: 
Very Good - Locality Specimen
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Chalcopyrite

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