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Chalcopyrite

German Antarctica Expedition GANOVEX I

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Description
Locality: 
Unconformity Valley, Morozumi Range, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.7 × 1.5 cm
Description

Rich specimen with golden chalcopyrite in/on quartz.

Found during the GANOVEX I expedition  1979/1980.

Rare - only very few specimens available.

The first time chalcopyrite from the Antarctica is offered for sale.

 Ex collection Dipl. Min. Ulrich Vetter, Hannover

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

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