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Chalcocite Psm Chalcopyrite & Pyrite

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Chalcocite Psm Chalcopyrite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2.5 × 1.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.70cm
Description

Chalcocite has replaced a large chalcopyrite crystal on a stack of pyrite crystals.

A good sized chalcocite from Tasmania, which are very seldom seen on offer

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

Pyrite

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