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Chalcopyrite

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Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.6 × 4 × 4.8 cm
Description

Truly a picturebook example of intense metallic golden lustrous chalcopyrite from China. It has a very esthetic formation and the large intergrown crystal is truly beautiful developed. Extremely eye-catching in person!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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