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Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite

Chengmenshan Deposit, Jiangxi Province, China

Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite

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Classification

Mineral

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Origin Location

Chengmenshan Deposit, Jiangxi Province, China

Description

A fine Chinese specimen of brilliant magenta to red chalcotrichite, which is a fibrous variety of Cuprite.

Luster

Luster (Groundmass)

Optical Phenomena

Not noted, see photo.

Mineral Group / Note

Not noted, check reference links below.

Handling

No special handling is required.

Modifications

No modifications.

Size Group

Medium Cabinet

Weight

Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire.

Dimensions

Quantity

1 Specimen

Mineral List

Cuprite: Cu2O
copper oxide *

* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.

Specimen Analysis

Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.

100

87

85

82

69

51

50

45

44

41

34

31

30

28

26

24

17

16

14

13

11

10

10

9

9

9

8

7

6

6

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

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Chalcopyrite

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Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:

H

1

Hydrogen

He

2

Helium

Li

3

Lithium

Be

4

Beryllium

B

5

Boron

C

6

Carbon

N

7

Nitrogen

O

8

Oxygen

1 Item(s)

F

9

Fluorine

Ne

10

Neon

Na

11

Sodium

Mg

12

Magnesium

Al

13

Aluminum

Si

14

Silicon

P

15

Phosphorus

S

16

Sulfur

Cl

17

Chlorine

Ar

18

Argon

K

19

Potassium

Ca

20

Calcium

Sc

21

Scandium

Ti

22

Titanium

V

23

Vanadium

Cr

24

Chromium

Mn

25

Manganese

Fe

26

Iron

Co

27

Cobalt

Ni

28

Nickel

Cu

29

Copper

1 Item(s)

Zn

30

Zinc

Ga

31

Gallium

Ge

32

Germanium

As

33

Arsenic

Se

34

Selenium

Br

35

Bromine

Kr

36

Krypton

Rb

37

Rubidium

Sr

38

Strontium

Y

39

Yttrium

Zr

40

Zirconium

Nb

41

Niobium

Mo

42

Molybdenum

Tc

43

Technetium

Ru

44

Ruthenium

Rh

45

Rhodium

Pd

46

Palladium

Ag

47

Silver

Cd

48

Cadmium

In

49

Indium

Sn

50

Tin

Sb

51

Antimony

Te

52

Tellurium

I

53

Iodine

Xe

54

Xenon

Cs

55

Cesium

Ba

56

Barium

Hf

72

Hafnium

Ta

73

Tantalum

W

74

Tungsten

Re

75

Rhenium

Os

76

Osmium

Ir

77

Iridium

Pt

78

Platinum

Au

79

Gold

Hg

80

Mercury

Tl

81

Thallium

Pb

82

Lead

Bi

83

Bismuth

Po

84

Polonium

At

85

Astatine

Rn

86

Radon

Fr

87

Francium

Ra

88

Radium

Rf

104

Rutherfordium

Db

105

Dubnium

Sg

106

Seaborgium

Bh

107

Bohrium

Hs

108

Hassium

Mt

109

Meitnerium

Ds

110

Darmstadtium

Rg

111

Roentgenium

Cn

112

Copernicium

Nh

113

Nihonium

Fl

114

Flerovium

Mc

115

Moscovium

Lv

116

Livermorium

Ts

117

Tennessine

Og

118

Oganesson

La

57

Lanthanum

Ce

58

Cerium

Pr

59

Praseodymium

Nd

60

Neodymium

Pm

61

Promethium

Sm

62

Samarium

Eu

63

Europium

Gd

64

Gadolinium

Tb

65

Terbium

Dy

66

Dysprosium

Ho

67

Holmium

Er

68

Erbium

Tm

69

Thulium

Yb

70

Ytterbium

Lu

71

Lutetium

Ac

89

Actinium

Th

90

Thorium

Pa

91

Protactinium

U

92

Uranium

Np

93

Neptunium

Pu

94

Plutonium

Am

95

Americium

Cm

96

Curium

Bk

97

Berkelium

Cf

98

Californium

Es

99

Einsteinium

Fm

100

Fermium

Md

101

Mendelevium

No

102

Nobelium

Lr

103

Lawrencium

29 - Cu - Copper

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Formula

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Formula

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Cu O

Cu O

Cu O

Cu O

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Cu Fe O

Cu O

Cu O V

Cu O

Cu O V

Cu O

Thermaerogenite

Cu Al O

Cu O

Cuprospinel

Cu Fe O

Cu O

Cu Bi O

Cu O

Lammerite-β

Cu As O

Cu O

Mcbirneyite

Cu V O

Cu O

Cu As O

Cu O

Mcalpineite

Cu Te O

Cu O

Mcconnellite

Cu Cr O

Cu O

Balyakinite

Cu Te O

Cu O

Cu Mn O

Cu O

Dolerophanite

Cu O S

Cu O

Melanothallite

Cu O Cl

Cu O

Pseudolyonsite

Cu V O

Cu O

Spertiniite

Cu O H

Cu O

Cu As O

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Tools

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