Pyrite (Var: Bravoite), Chalcopyrite

Locality: Maubacher Bleiberg, Untermaubach, Düren, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

A german classic: cubes of nickeliferous pyrite (var. Bravoite) in massive chalcopyrite ore from maubach. The mine was famous for these finds in the 1950s and 60s. Cube has a diameter of 3 mm. My collection. Overall size of specimen: 3 x 2.7 x 2 cm.

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