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Pyrrhotite with Chalcopyrite

#RW56084

Pyrrhotite with Chalcopyrite

#RW56084
Availability
Sold
Size
6 x 3 x 2 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Fe7S8 (RRUFF)
Locality
Murray mine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Tagged
sulfide

Massive Pyrrhotite mixed with Chalcopyrite. The Pyrhhotite can be seen in the photos as a darker brassy mass and is magnetic.

Pyrrhotite

Formula
Fe7S8 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Tabular, Platy, Massive - Granular 
Cleavage
Imperfect, Imperfect, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
bronze, bronze red, dark brown 
Streak
gray black 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
3.5-4 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Robert J. Waidler Collection

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