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Chalcopyrite on or replacing Enargite

#PD31474

Chalcopyrite on or replacing Enargite

#PD31474
Availability
Sold
Size
11 x 5.5 x 4 cm - Cabinet 
Formula
Cu1+Fe3+S2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Leonard mine, Butte dist., Silver Bow Co., Montana, United States
Tagged
sulfide

Cabinet specimen with an iridescent coating of Chalcopyrite on/or a total replcement of tabular, 5 to 7mm Enargite. Very clean, damage free, outstanding specimen which naturally sits well.

Chalcopyrite

Formula
Cu1+Fe3+S2 
Crystal System
Tetragonal 
Crystal Habit
Euhedral Crystals, Striated, Druse 
Cleavage
Indistinct, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
brass yellow, honey yellow 
Streak
greenish black 
Class
Tetragonal - Scalenohedral 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
3.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection

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