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Hedenbergite Ilvaite & Chalcopyrite

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Hedenbergite Ilvaite & Chalcopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Kitabira mine, Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.9 × 6.4 × 3.2 cm
Description

Hedenbergite with black  Ilvaite, Chalcopyrite and Arsenopyrite, a not often seen combination in Japan.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hedenbergite

Formula: 
CaFe2+Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Mormorsgruvan, Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland, Sweden

Ilvaite

Formula: 
CaFe2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BE.07
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Torre di Rio - Santa Filomena area (Monte della Torre), Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

Chalcopyrite

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

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