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Chalcocite & Chalcopyrite

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Chalcocite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Moonta Mines, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 6.3 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.20cm
Description

Dull gray chalcocite crystals in / on chalcopyrite crystals from the Moonta Copper Mine.

This specimen dates back to the original period of mining that lasted from the 1860's to 1923.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcocite

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

Chalcopyrite

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