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Chalcopyrite with Galena

#AH52928

Chalcopyrite with Galena

#AH52928
Availability
Sold
Size
4.4 x 3 x 3 cm - Miniature 
Formula
Cu1+Fe3+S2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Michael Breen mine, Ouray dist., Ouray Co., Colorado, United States
Tagged
sulfide , copper

Tarnished and slightly iridescent Chalcopyrite tetrahedrons around 1mm in clusters with Galena and Quartz.

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
Arnold G Hampson Collection

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