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Phlogopite & Chalcopyrite

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Phlogopite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.9 × 4.7 × 4.4 cm
Description

Interresting combination of extremely colourful chalcopyrite with a well crystallised phlogopite sitting on top of the specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Phlogopite

Formula: 
KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White

Chalcopyrite

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