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Chalcopyrite With Rock Crystal

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Chalcopyrite With Rock Crystal

Ex Gabrys Museum

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Description
Locality: 
Castrovirreyna District, Huancavelica Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5.2 × 3.7 cm
Description

A group of well crystallised golden chalcopyrite crystals with tiny epitaxial galena to the faces, and sharp quartz points An attractive display specimen.
 

 

Minor: 
Quartz
Condition
Main Display: 
Excellent - Some Peripheral Damage
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Rock Crystal

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
Hardness: 
0.0
Provenance
Peter Crozier Minerals