[meteorite-list] Electric metallic blue inclusion in Ensisheim

From: meteoriteman at comcast.net <meteoriteman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:50:16 +0000 (UTC)
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On exposure to air, chalcopyrite oxidises to a variety of oxides, hydroxides and sulfates. Associated copper minerals include the sulfides bornite (Cu5FeS4), chalcocite (Cu2S), covellite (CuS), digenite (Cu9S5); carbonates such as malachite and azurite, and rarely oxides such as cuprite (Cu2O). Chalcopyrite is rarely found in association with native copper.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcopyrite

Jim K
Received on Tue 16 Mar 2010 12:50:16 PM PDT