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Chalcocite Bornite & Chalcopyrite

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Chalcocite Bornite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Dzhezkazgan, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 5.7 × 2.1 cm
Description

Spectacular group of well crystallized bornite, chalcocite and chalcopyrite on quartz matrix. Very nice sample of this rare deposit.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcocite

Formula: 
Cu2S
Strunz: 
2.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

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

Chalcopyrite

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

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