Covellite, Chalcopyrite, Krut'aite, Penroseite

Specimen ID: 4DY-16T

Mineral(s)
Covellite : CuS
Chalcopyrite : CuFeS2
Krut'aite : CuSe2
Penroseite : (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2
Locality
Mindat locality:
Events

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Reflected light digital image in plane polarized light of fine-grained covellite (blue), which shows a network of shrinking cracks, in association with chalcopyrite (yellow) in interstices of subhedral krut'aite-penroseite solid solution crystals (bright creme). For further explanations see reference: Origin of the El Dragón Selenium Mineralization, Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia. Günter Grundmann and Hans-Jürgen Förster, published in: Minerals 2017, 7, 68; doi:10.3390/min7050068
Dr. Günter Grundmann - 17th April 2018
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