Chalcopyrite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Chalcopyrite [ CuFeS₂ ]

Images of Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite specimen from Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

Photo by Ken Larsen, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

SXES spectrum of Chalcopyrite

Material properties

Formula	CuFeS₂
Abbreviation	Ccp
Spectra	SXES (1)
IMA Status	Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1725 (?)
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Tags	Mineral, Sulphide

Composition

Element	Atoms
Cu	1
Fe	1
S	2
Total:	4

Reference for Chalcopyrite

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CSIRO SXES database

Specimens of Chalcopyrite

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image
M0320 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite (99.9%)	99.9	M0320 Chalcopyrite Image of Chalcopyrite [ CuFeS2 ] in specimen 'M0320 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M1873 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite (97.7%), Clinochlore, Fe, Jarosite	97.7	M1873 Chalcopyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Clinochlore (var. Fe) and Jarosite in specimen 'M1873 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2730 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite (97.7%), Quartz	97.7	M2730 Chalcopyrite Image of Chalcopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M2730 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0317 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite (96.6%), Jarosite, Quartz	96.6	M0317 Chalcopyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Jarosite and Quartz in specimen 'M0317 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2773 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite (95.2%), Jarosite, Pyrite	95.2	M2773 Chalcopyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Jarosite and Pyrite in specimen 'M2773 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2746 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite (88.0%), Pyrite, Quartz, Szomolnokite	88.0	M2746 Chalcopyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Quartz and Szomolnokite in specimen 'M2746 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0319 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite (86.4%), Jarosite, Pyrite, Stilpnomelane	86.4	M0319 Chalcopyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite and Stilpnomelane in specimen 'M0319 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M1847 Chalcopyrite / Dolomite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite (77.9%), Dolomite, Jarosite, Pyrrhotite-4M, Quartz	77.9	M1847 Chalcopyrite / Dolomite Image of Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Jarosite, Pyrrhotite-4M and Quartz in specimen 'M1847 Chalcopyrite / Dolomite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0316 Chalcopyrite / Covellite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite (66.8%), Covellite, Pyrite	66.8	M0316 Chalcopyrite / Covellite Image of Chalcopyrite, Covellite and Pyrite in specimen 'M0316 Chalcopyrite / Covellite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M1855 Chalcopyrite / Quartz	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite (64.3%), Clinochlore, Fe, Fluorite, Jarosite, Pyrite, Quartz	64.3	M1855 Chalcopyrite / Quartz Image of Chalcopyrite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Fluorite, Jarosite, Pyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M1855 Chalcopyrite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0229 Chalcopyrite / Molybdenite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite (61.4%), Microcline, Molybdenite-2H, Quartz	61.4	M0229 Chalcopyrite / Molybdenite Image of Chalcopyrite, Microcline, Molybdenite-2H and Quartz in specimen 'M0229 Chalcopyrite / Molybdenite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2657 Chalcopyrite / Marcasite / Pyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite (53.2%), Goethite, Jarosite, Marcasite, Pyrite	53.2	M2657 Chalcopyrite / Marcasite / Pyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Jarosite, Marcasite and Pyrite in specimen 'M2657 Chalcopyrite / Marcasite / Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0315 Chalcopyrite / Pyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite (52.3%), Jarosite, Pyrite, Siderite, Szomolnokite	52.3	M0315 Chalcopyrite / Pyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite, Siderite and Szomolnokite in specimen 'M0315 Chalcopyrite / Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0324 Chalcopyrite / Quartz	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite (51.7%), Jarosite, Quartz	51.7	M0324 Chalcopyrite / Quartz Image of Chalcopyrite, Jarosite and Quartz in specimen 'M0324 Chalcopyrite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0293 Bornite / Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Bornite, Chalcopyrite (49.7%)	49.7	M0293 Bornite / Chalcopyrite Image of Bornite and Chalcopyrite in specimen 'M0293 Bornite / Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2780 Chalcopyrite / Arsenopyrite / Siderite	CSIRO	Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite (46.0%), Jarosite, Pyrite, Siderite	46.0	M2780 Chalcopyrite / Arsenopyrite / Siderite Image of Chalcopyrite, Arsenopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite and Siderite in specimen 'M2780 Chalcopyrite / Arsenopyrite / Siderite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2366 Digenite / Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcocite, low, Chalcopyrite (38.3%), Digenite, high	38.3	M2366 Digenite / Chalcopyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Chalcocite (var. low) and Digenite (var. high) in specimen 'M2366 Digenite / Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2601 Pyrite / Chalcopyrite / Siderite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite (33.6%), Jarosite, Pyrite, Siderite	33.6	M2601 Pyrite / Chalcopyrite / Siderite Image of Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Jarosite and Siderite in specimen 'M2601 Pyrite / Chalcopyrite / Siderite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2253 Covellite / Orthoclase / Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite (13.1%), Covellite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Orthoclase, Quartz	13.1	M2253 Covellite / Orthoclase / Chalcopyrite Image of Covellite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Orthoclase and Quartz in specimen 'M2253 Covellite / Orthoclase / Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0233 Tetrahedrite-(Cu) / Allargentum	CSIRO	Allargentum, Chalcopyrite (8.1%), Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite-(Cu)	8.1	M0233 Tetrahedrite-(Cu) / Allargentum Image of Tetrahedrite-(Cu), Allargentum, Chalcopyrite, Galena and Sphalerite in specimen 'M0233 Tetrahedrite-(Cu) / Allargentum' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0299 Covellite / Bonattite	CSIRO	Bonattite, Chalcopyrite (7.7%), Covellite, Quartz	7.7	M0299 Covellite / Bonattite Image of Covellite, Bonattite, Chalcopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M0299 Covellite / Bonattite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0331 Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite, Chalcopyrite (7.6%), Quartz	7.6	M0331 Bornite Image of Bornite, Chalcopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M0331 Bornite' [CSIRO], from Moonta, Copper Coast Council, Yorke Peninsula, SA, Australia. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0298 Djurleite / Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite, Chalcocite, low, Chalcopyrite (7.0%), Clinochlore, Fe, Djurleite	7.0	M0298 Djurleite / Bornite Image of Djurleite, Bornite, Chalcocite (var. low), Chalcopyrite and Clinochlore (var. Fe) in specimen 'M0298 Djurleite / Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2245 Bornite / Quartz	CSIRO	Bornite, Chalcopyrite (6.7%), Quartz	6.7	M2245 Bornite / Quartz Image of Bornite, Chalcopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M2245 Bornite / Quartz' [CSIRO], from Moonta, Copper Coast Council, Yorke Peninsula, SA, Australia. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0302 Ankerite / Dolomite / Sphalerite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Chalcopyrite (4.2%), Dolomite, Galena, Quartz, Sphalerite	4.2	M0302 Ankerite / Dolomite / Sphalerite Image of Ankerite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Galena, Quartz and Sphalerite in specimen 'M0302 Ankerite / Dolomite / Sphalerite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.