Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
CuFeS2
Crystal System: tetragonal
Colour: brass yellow, often with an iridescent tarnish.
Lustre: metallic
Habitus: pseudo-tetrahedral disphenoidal crystals
Fracture: irregular/uneven
Cleavage: poor/indistinct indistinct on {011}, sometimes distinct.
Hardness: 3½ - 4
Density: 4.18 g/cm3
Origin and geological occurrence: common in sulfide veins and disseminated in igneous rocks
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