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Enargite Tennantite & Dolomite

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Enargite Tennantite & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Huaron Mines, Pasco Department, Peru
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1 × 0.7 cm
Description

Nice enargite with tennantite and some nice dolomite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Enargite

Formula: 
Cu3AsS4
Strunz: 
2.KA.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Black.
Type Locality: 
San Francisco vein, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department, Peru

Tennantite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Cornwall, England, UK

Dolomite

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