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| Name: | Chalcopyrite Ccp |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #23: Siderite / Chalcopyrite Bijie,Hezhang County,Guizhou,China  #64: Chalcopyrite Morocco  #95: Bornite / Chalcopyrite Lubin Mine, Poland  #214: Quartz, Galena, Sphalerite, Cerrusite/Anglesite, Chalcopyrite Bulgaria  #501: Chalcopyrite Eagle Mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado, USA  #635: Chalcopyrite / Calcite Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA  #1243: Ankerite / Chalcopyrite Cerro Blanco Mine, Atacama Province, Chile |
| IMA Chemistry: | CuFeS2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Chalcopyrite contains elements: Copper (Cu) Iron (Fe) Sulfur (S) |
| Country of Type Locality: | ? |
| Year First Published: | 1725 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Henckel J F (1725) Chalcopyrites. in Pyritologia, oder Kieβ Historie, Verlegts Johann Christian Martini (Leipzig) 114-115 Oxidation states determined in: Pearce C I, Pattrick R A D, Vaughan D J, Henderson C M B, van der Laan G (2006) Copper oxidation state in chalcopyrite: Mixed Cu d9 and d10 characteristics, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 70, 4635-4624 |
| Structural Group Name: | Chalcopyrite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | chalcopyrite |
| Crystal Systems: | tetragonal|cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
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