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Tennantite & Chalcopyrite

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Tennantite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Beschert Glück Mine, Zug, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2 × 6 × 4 cm
Description

A nice specimen consisting completely of tennantite. Nearly the half of the piece is crystallyzed. The tennantite crystals are coated with chalcopyrite. Also some milky quartz crystals occur on top of the tennantite. The material has been analyzed by TU Bergakademie Freiberg.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tennantite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Cornwall, England, UK

Chalcopyrite

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

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Marco Drechsel

SPK Mittelsachsen

SWIFT/BIC-Code: WELADED1FGX

IBAN: DE49 870520004111076110