Name: | Chalcocite Cc |
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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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