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Bornite & Chalcopyrite

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Bornite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Cobriza Mine, Chinchado-Sacramento, Pabellón, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Chalcopyrite nodules cover by a colorful layer of bornite and micro crystals of tennnantite, acompanied by calcite on andesite matrix.

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

Chalcopyrite

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

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