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Chalcopyrite Pyrite & Calcite

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Chalcopyrite Pyrite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Cadjebut Mine, Fitzroy Crossing, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 5.3 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

This sample consists of a dusting of very fine pyrite and chalcopyrite crystals over a cluster of white calcite scalenohedrons.

Nestling in the cluster are 2 much larger crystals of chalcopyrite displaying quite interesting forms.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
AA Mineral Specimens

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