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Chalcocite Sample


Chalcocite


Chemical Composition: Cu2S
Group: -
System: Orthorhombic
Family: Sulphide
Hardness: 2.5 - 3


  • Rare, tabular, pseudo-hex striated crystals
  • Other colours: grey, green
  • Very heavy
  • Almost malleable
  • Fusible
  • Dissolves easily in nitric acid
  • Found in: Chile, England, Italy, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, USA, former USSR,



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