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Name: Chalcocite
Cc
Specimens in Collection:

#564: Chalcocite
Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin, USA
IMA Chemistry: Cu2S
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Chalcocite contains elements:
Copper (Cu)
Sulfur (S)
Country of Type Locality: ?
Year First Published: 0
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Mineral name, or its predecessor chalcitis, has been known since antiquity and predates any formal descriptive publication. Eg. Hill J (1751) Of vitriolic minerals, in A History of the Materia Medica, Longman, Hitch and Hawes (London) 140-147
Structural Group Name:  
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: monoclinic|cubic
Oldest Known Age: 4000 Million Years Ago
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