MN679

Sample ID MN679 • Cabinet H

Chalcopyrite

6.56cm W x 4.9cm H x 6.11cm D • 420g
Sample TypeMineralColorBlack with iridescent specksLusterVitreous
StreakBlackCleavage/FracturePoor/UnevenSpecific Gravity4.56
Geographic Location/DateWard, Colorado Mohs Hardness 3

Specimen of chalcopyrite, a very dark rock with swirls of color throughout. The color varies from blue, gold, and purple, with multiple colors in between. There appears to also be another white mineral throughout the specimen, with a green mineral, assumed to be pyrite, on the bottom.