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Chalcopyrite & Pyrite

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Locality: 
Manus Basin, Bismarck Sea, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Two samples with chalcopyrite and pyrite from a black smoker in the Pacific Ocean.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

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