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Sphalerite & Chalcopyrite On Dolomite

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Sphalerite & Chalcopyrite On Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Joplin Field, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5.5 × 4 cm
Description

Nice old piece with a nice sphalerite crystal, some chalcopyrite crystals on dolomite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Chalcopyrite

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

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White