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Native Copper On Ankerite With Dolomite

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Native Copper On Ankerite With Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
9.7 × 12.2 × 8.1 cm
Description

Dentritical native copper on ankerite crystals with dolomite on limonite. old historical piece

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Copper

Formula: 
Cu
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

Ankerite

Formula: 
Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria

Dolomite

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