| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Chalcopyrite with Dolomite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 65759 |
| Mineral: | Chalcopyrite with Dolomite |
| Locality: | Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri |
| Description: | Lustrous tetrahedral metallic chalcopyrite crystals to 10 mm with vivid blue-purple iridescent luster on limestone with translucent white rhombohedral dolomite crystals to 2 mm. The iridescence is caused by a cleaning process that oxidizes the surfaces. Collected ca. 1995 |
| Overall Size: | 14x10.5x5 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 10 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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