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Valleriite & Bornite

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Valleriite & Bornite

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Description
Locality: 
Little Chief Mine, Whitehorse District, Yukon, Canada
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4.4 × 1.7 cm
Description

Nice valleriite and bornite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Valleriite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Strunz: 
2.FD.30
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Aurora Mine, Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Västmanland, Sweden

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