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Bornite

#AH59242
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Bornite from Thunderbird mine, Ouray Co., Colorado, United States - AH59242
Bornite from Thunderbird mine, Ouray Co., Colorado, United States - AH59242

Bornite

#AH59242
Availability
Sold
Size
10 x 7 x 4 cm - Cabinet 
Formula
Cu5FeS4 (RRUFF)
Locality
Thunderbird mine, Ouray Co., Colorado, United States
Tagged
sulfide , copper , ore specimen

A solid chunk of Bornite exhibiting nice purple and blue iridescence. This is a mine hardly ever seen on the market.

Bornite

Formula
Cu5FeS4 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Massive - Granular, Reniform, Granular 
Cleavage
Imperfect, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
copper red, bronze brown, purple 
Streak
grayish black 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Conchoidal 
Hardness
3 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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