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Name of the Mineral
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Chalcopyrite
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Chemical formula
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CuFeS2
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Length/Longest Diameter (cm)
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L:7.4, H:3.2, W:5.4
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Description (Colour, habit, form, hardness, lustre,Streak, feel,Twinning, Cleavage, Fracture any special property)
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Brass yellow colour, massive
disphenoid crystals, metallic lustre, greenish black streak, penetration twins, indistinct cleavage, uneven fracture, magnetic on heating,. |
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Class
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Sulphide and Sulphosalts
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Crystallographic Details
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Tetragonal System
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Associated minerals/rock
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with fluorite and siderite
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Photo Link
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CHQ_CCU_GSI_MUS_0551
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Date of Photography
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12/7/2016
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Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite belongs to rocks and minerals gallery