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Chalcopyrite Arsenopyrite & Quartz

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Chalcopyrite Arsenopyrite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang County, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 2.9 × 2.2 cm
Description

Dark iridescent chalcopyrite crystals form a corona over a cluster of arsenopyrite crystals that has formed over and included in a group and translucent to transparent quartz crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Arsenopyrite

Formula: 
FeAsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
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