Quartz (Var: Amethyst), Chalcopyrite

Specimen ID: GL4-Y7W

Mineral(s)
Quartz (Var: Amethyst) : SiO2
Chalcopyrite : CuFeS2
Locality
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
9cm x 6.5cm x 3.5cm
Events

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11.0 x 6.5 x 3.3 cm. Beautiful starbursts of sparkly amethyst crystals are richly scattered on superbly contrasting iridescent chalcopyrite crystals on massive sulfides. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection.
Robert Lavinsky - 1st October 2008

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11.0 x 6.5 x 3.3 cm. Beautiful starbursts of sparkly amethyst crystals are richly scattered on superbly contrasting iridescent chalcopyrite crystals on massive sulfides on this superb cabinet specimen from an uncommon, old locality - the Karoly Mine, Gyongyos, Hungary. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection.
Robert Lavinsky - 1st October 2008

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Small (~1.4 cm) radiating clusters of tiny amethyst crystals thickly covering matrix of small chalcopyrite crystals. 9x6.5x3.5 cm overall.
Bill Dameron - 24th February 2014
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