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Chalcopyrite Marcasite & Calcite

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Chalcopyrite Marcasite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Silberquelle Mine, Obersdorf, Siegen, Arnsberg, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.2 × 6.4 × 3.5 cm
Description

An aesthetic and bright chalcopyrite crystal is set at the top of a matrix of calcite heavily dusted with brassy marcasite crystals.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Marcasite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
schani

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