Calcite vs Chalcopyrite

Property Calcite Chalcopyrite
Formel CaCO3 CuFeS2
Kristallsystem Trigonal Tetragonal
Mineralklasse 05 Carbonates and Nitrates 02 Sulfides and Sulfosalts
Mohshärte 3.0 3.5-4.0
Farbe Colorless, white, yellow, orange, blue, green Brass-yellow, often with iridescent tarnish
Glanz Vitreous Metallic
Strichfarbe White Greenish-black
Transparenz Transparent Opaque
Spaltbarkeit Perfect rhombohedral {1011} Poor
Bruch Conchoidal Conchoidal to uneven

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