Chalcopyrite (/ˌkælkəˈpaɪˌraɪt, -koʊ-/ KAL-kə-PY-ryte, -koh-) is a copper iron sulfide mineral and the most abundant copper ore mineral. It has the chemical...
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In later years "orichalcum" was used to describe the sulfide mineral chalcopyrite and also to describe brass. These usages are difficult to reconcile with...
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widely in porphyry copper deposits along with the more common chalcopyrite. Chalcopyrite and bornite are both typically replaced by chalcocite and covellite...
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and light brownish bronze streak. In contrast, pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite will all display much darker streaks: brownish black, greyish black,...
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Creighton Mine. Common ore minerals found at the Creighton mine include chalcopyrite, cubanite, galena, ilmenite, magnetite, pentlandite, pyrite, and pyrrhotite...
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Image Name Formula % Copper when pure Chalcopyrite CuFeS2 34.5 Chalcocite Cu2S 79.8 Covellite CuS 66.5 Bornite 2Cu2S·CuS·FeS 63.3 Tetrahedrite Cu3SbS3...
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identified. Ore minerals in IOCG deposits are typically copper-iron sulfide chalcopyrite and gangue pyrite, forming 10–15% of the rock mass. Supergene profiles...
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"A Moderately Thermophilic Mixed Microbial Culture for Bioleaching of Chalcopyrite Concentrate at High Pulp Density". Applied and Environmental Microbiology...
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zeolites) Chaidamuite Chalcanthite Chalcocite Chalconatronite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Challacolloite Chambersite Chamosite Changbaiite Chaoite Chapmanite Charlesite...
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platinum group and other metals. This magma formed into pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and pentlandite rocks, as well as cubanite and magnetite. In 1856 while...
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