Chalcopyrite Thin Section
This small demonstration collection contains metalliferous ore minerals mounted in polished resin blocks rather than thin sections used for rocks in our other collections.
Chalcopyrite thin section. White moncheite with chalcopyrite orange blue and violet tarnishing colors in silicate matrix polished section from microprobe analysis in reflected light. The color is typically brass to golden yellow fig. Picture size 0 11 mm.
The hardness varies between 3 5 and 4 0 on the mohs scale. Chalcopyrite is the most important and major source of copper metal. The thin sections were described by phd and professional geoscientist john payne of surrey bc canada.
Lukkulaisvaara ultrabasic massif olanga oulanka river oulanka plutonic complex karelia republic northern region russia scale. It is widely spread copper iron sulfide mineral with chemical formula cufes2.