Very sharp disphenoidal crystals of Chalcopyrite with a pseudotetrahedral habit, twinned and with a superficial metallic tarnish. On matrix, with a large, very transparent and lustrous Gypsum crystal, and also Dolomite and Calcite crystals. This type of specimen was unknown until very recently at this locality.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 8.8 × 7.3 × 3.6 cm = 3.46” × 2.87” × 1.42”
Main crystal size: 2 × 0.7 cm = 0.79” × 0.28”
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