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Bornite & Pyrite

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Bornite & Pyrite

Ex-David J. Eicher Collection; ex-John H. Eicher Collection
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Description
Locality: 
Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 2.7 × 2.6 cm
Description

Rich specimen studded with bornite and pyrite microcrystals from a very famous and very large hold in the ground. From an old collection; acquired in the 1930s.

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

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
David J. Eicher

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