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Chalcopyrite On Quartz Sphalerite & Dolomite

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Chalcopyrite On Quartz Sphalerite & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Gyudyurska Mine, Zlatograd, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 6 × 3 cm
Description

Wonderful piece from the classic Bulgarian locality!A thin plate of sphalerite with a cluster of sharp mirror chalcopyrite on the top!The crystals are textbook with fine color and covered with dolomite crystals!The quartz crystals cover the center of the front and the back of the peice!The back is covered by dolomite crystals!The piece is visually perfect and with quality in crystals and aesthetics!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Dolomite

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

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