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Chalcopyrite
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| Chalcopyrite Trepča complex, Trepča valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
Item-No.: MIN5762 Price: 120.00 EUR
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| Chalcopyrite Maria Hilfe Mine, Mědník Hill, Měděnec, Krušné Hory Mts., Czech Republic
Item-No.: MINS2274 Price: 15.00 EUR
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| Chalcopyrite Mútnik, Hnúšťa, Rymavská Sobota Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Item-No.: MINS2512 Price: 18.00 EUR
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| Chalcopyrite, Cuprite Svätoduska deposit, Lubietová, Banská Bystrica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Item-No.: MINS2447 Price: 15.00 EUR
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Synonyms: |
Chalkopyrite, Copper Pyrites, Cupropyrite, Towanite, Yellow Copper, Yellow Copper Ore, Yellow Pyrite |
Classification: |
Sulfides, Chalcopyrite Group |
Chemical formula: |
CuFeS2 |
Crystal system: |
Tetragonal |
Density (g/cm3): |
4,1 - 4,3 measured, 4,18 calculated |
Tenacity: |
Brittle |
Cleavage: |
Poor/Indistinct, indistinct on {011}, sometimes distinct |
Fracture: |
Irregular/Uneven |
Hardness (Mohs): |
3,5 - 4 |
Colour: |
Brass yellow, often with an iridescent tarnish |
Lustre: |
Metallic |
Streak: |
Greenish black |
Application: |
A major ore of copper |
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