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Chalcopyrite with Gypsum, Dolomite and Calcite
Chalcopyrite with Gypsum, Dolomite and Calcite.
Chalcopyrite with Gypsum, Dolomite and Calcite.

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Chalcopyrite with Gypsum, Dolomite and Calcite
 

SV90NBX: Very sharp bisphenoidal crystals of Chalcopyrite with a pseudotetrahedral habit, twinned and with the good color and luster characteristic of the species. They appear with Dolomite crystals embedded in a Calcite matrix and rarely with associated Gypsum crystals, as in this case. This type of specimen was unknown until this find at the locality.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia  Spain

Specimen size: 10.3 × 6.4 × 3.9 cm = 4.06” × 2.52” × 1.54”






  
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