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Roquesite In Chalcopyrite & Galena

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Roquesite In Chalcopyrite & Galena

ex. Collection G. Gebhard (Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Akenobe Mine, Oya-cho, Yabu City, Hyogo Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.9 × 2.2 cm
Description

Roquesite in chalcopyrite and galena

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Roquesite

Formula: 
CuInS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.10a
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Colour: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Charrier Mine, Laprugne, Le Mayet-de-Montagne, Allier, Auvergne, France

Chalcopyrite

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

Galena

Formula: 
PbS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Lead-grey
Streak: 
Lead-grey