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Chalcopyrite from French Creek Iron Mines, St. Peters, Chester County, Pennsylvania

 
Chalcopyrite from French Creek Iron Mines, St. Peters, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Chalcopyrite from French Creek Iron Mines, St. Peters, Chester County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 42958
Mineral:Chalcopyrite
Locality:French Creek Iron Mines, St. Peters, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Description:Large hoppered-growth iridescent metallic chalcopyrite crystals on black magnetite-rich matrix. This is a good specimen from a classic locality dating to the 1800s, now closed. See: The French Creek Mine in Mineralogical Record v.25 #2.
Overall Size:5x3x3 cm
Crystals:2-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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