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Chalcopyrite Siderite & Dolomite On Eisenkiesel

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Chalcopyrite Siderite & Dolomite On Eisenkiesel

ex collection Uwe Nielsen
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Description
Locality: 
Niederschlema, Bad Schlema, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 4 × 3.8 cm
Description

Lustrous brassy chalcopyrite crystals on platy, ale-brownish siderite and beige dolomite, growing on matrix covered by dark red eisenkiesel-quartz micro crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

Eisenkiesel

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0

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