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Chalcopyrite on Quartz over Calcite from Llangynog, Powys, Wales

 
Chalcopyrite on Quartz over Calcite from Llangynog, Powys, Wales

Chalcopyrite on Quartz over Calcite from Llangynog, Powys, Wales

DESCRIPTION:No. 61958
Mineral:Chalcopyrite on Quartz over Calcite
Locality:Llangynog, Powys, Wales
Description:Lustrous metallic chalcopyrite crystals to 5 mm on translucent white quartz crystals to 1 mm that crystallized over rhombohedral calcite crystals that partially dissolved leaving rhombic casts. The chalcopyrite crystals have purplish iridescence.
Overall Size:4x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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