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Chalcocite

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Chalcocite

Ex coll. Ulrich Vetter, Hannover
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Description
Locality: 
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3 × 1.2 cm
Description

Massive metallic grey chalcocite.

Historic specimen found around 1880.

From an old Chilean collection obtained in 1974.

Ex collection Dipl. Min. Ulrich Vetter, Hannover - comes with his original handwritten label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcocite

Formula: 
Cu2S
Strunz: 
2.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

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