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Tetrahedrite & Chalcopyrite

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Tetrahedrite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Teniente Mine, El Teniente, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

Old sample from "El Teniente Mine", noted for the diferent mineral such as tetrehedrite, chalcopyrite, pyrite and dolominte.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Chalcopyrite

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

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