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Tetrahedrite & Sphalerite & Chalcopyrite

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Tetrahedrite & Sphalerite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Louisenglück Mine, Niederhonnefeld, Neuwied, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 3.5 × 4.5 cm
Description

Tetraedrite with sphalerite and chalcopyrite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tetrahedrite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Chalcopyrite

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