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Gold With Chrysocolla & Chalcopyrite

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Gold With Chrysocolla & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Zarkashan, Gula Khail, Tehsile Mukur, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.3 × 3.3 cm
Description

An attractive specimen of native gold in combination chalcopyrite  & chrysocolla.

A recent find from Afghanistan.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

Formula: 
Au
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5

Chalcopyrite

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

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