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Chalcopyrite & Quartz

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Chalcopyrite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Shaft 371, Schlema-Hartenstein, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.2 × 7.8 × 4.2 cm
Description

Lustrous chalcopyrite crystals as singles and as clusters are set on a plate of quartz  with hematite inclusions giving a striking contrast.

Rarely seen, this is a superb old-timer with several previous labels.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Quartz

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