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Chalcopyrite & Malachite

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Chalcopyrite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Dillenburg District, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 4 × 3 cm
Description

Massiv chalcopyrite with minor malachite on matrix (comes with a Krantz label, Berlin 1837-1850)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0