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Bornite On Pyrite

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Bornite On Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 8 × 8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Weight: 
570.00gr
Description

Small bornonite crystals line these good octahedral pyrites with interesting modified edges. A fairly lustrous cluster with deep copper/gold colour that was collected around 2013 in this famous mine. I've set a reasonable starting bid as this is a heavy specimen and shipping for this auction is free!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bornite

Formula: 
Cu5FeS4
Strunz: 
2.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

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