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Bornite

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Description
Locality: 
Tilwezembe, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 6 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

A very fine specimen of bornite crystals. This is a drilling core. Comes from Tilwezembe Mine, Congo... 205 gr

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