Chalcocite

Image

Chalcocite specimen from Mammoth Mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia. Size: 3.6 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm

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Properties

Formula Cu2S
Abbreviation Cc
Luminescence emitters Cd, Unspecified
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1751
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Related materials Wuyanzhiite
Crystal symmetry Monoclinic, Point group 2/m, Space group P21/c (#14)
Tags Mineral, Sulphide

Composition

Element Atoms
S 1
Cu 2
Total: 3

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Loferski et al. 1979 2 0 0