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Chalcopyrite With Quartz & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Rio Marina, Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.5 × 8.5 × 4 cm
Description

This piece shows chalcopyrite with slightly bluish tarnish colors in the lower area. The upper two thirds of the specimen are striking due to highly lustrous pyrite crystals and whitish quartz crystals up to about 1 cm in size. The piece comes from the Elba collection of Albert Strasser and was acquired in 1973. The original collection label is included.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcopyrite

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Pyrite

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

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