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Bornite

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Locality: 
Thomas-Münzer-Schacht, Sangershausen, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony - Anhalt, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Sharp bornite crystals on calcite matrix

Good specimen of bornite from the historic Mansfeld mining area.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

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