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Marcasite With Chalcopyrite

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Marcasite With Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane, Alnif, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 4 × 3.5 cm
Weight: 
141.00gr
Description

Beams of shiny crystals of marcasite with chalcopyrite on quartz.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Marcasite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

Chalcopyrite

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