Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite
Trepča complex, Trepča valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
Item-No.: MIN5762
Price: 120.00 EUR
Chalcopyrite
Maria Hilfe Mine, Mědník Hill, Měděnec, Krušné Hory Mts., Czech Republic
Item-No.: MINS2274
Price: 15.00 EUR
Chalcopyrite
Mútnik, Hnúšťa, Rymavská Sobota Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Item-No.: MINS2512
Price: 18.00 EUR
Chalcopyrite, Cuprite
Svätoduska deposit, Lubietová, Banská Bystrica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Item-No.: MINS2447
Price: 15.00 EUR
Dolomite, Chalcopyrite
Quarry in Sligo, Sligo Co., Ireland
Item-No.: MIN0300
Price: 28.00 EUR
| 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 |