Chalcopyrite
| ID | 272 | |
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| Mineral | Chalcopyrite | |
| Location | Unknown - Unknown - Unknown - Unknown | |
| Fluorescence | LW-UV: close SW-UV: close |
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Mindat data
| ID | 955 |
|---|---|
| Long ID | 1:1:955:7 |
| Formula |
CuFeS2
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| IMA Status |
0 1 |
| Other Occurrences | It is the most abundant copper-bearing mineral and is widespread. It is a primary mineral in hydrothermal veins, disseminations, and massive replacements; the principal copper mineral of porphyry copper deposits. |
| Industrial | It is the principal ore of copper. |
| Discovery Year | 1725 |
| Diapheny | Opaque |
| Cleavage | Indistinct on {011}, sometimes distinct. |
| Tenacity | brittle |
| Colour | Brass yellow, often with an iridescent tarnish. |
| Hardness (min) | 3.5 |
| Hardness (max) | 4.0 |
| Luminescence | None |
| Lustre | Metallic |
| About the name | Named in 1725 by Johann Friedrich Henckel from the Greek "chalkos", copper, and "pyrites", strike fire. |
| Streak | Greenish black |
| Crystal System | Tetragonal |
| Cleavage Type | Poor/Indistinct |
| Fracture type | Irregular/Uneven |
| Morphology | Typically found as equant to wedge-shaped pseudo-tetrahedral dispenoidal crystals, often modified by tetragonal scalenohedral faces. Mostly found massive or in disseminated grains and major deposits of such material are known. |
| Twinning | Twinned on {112} and {012}, penetration or cyclic. |
| key_elements |
0 |
| shortcode_ima | Ccp |
| Group | Chalcopyrite Group |
Details
Price: € 5
Dimensions: Not registered
Weight: Not registered
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Notes:
| Symbol | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Cu | Copper | |
| Fe | Iron | |
| S | Sulfur |