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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • "A Moderately Thermophilic Mixed Microbial Culture for Bioleaching of Chalcopyrite Concentrate at High Pulp Density". Applied and Environmental Microbiology...
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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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    volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits. It is found in association with galena, chalcopyrite, pyrite (and other sulfides), calcite, dolomite, quartz, rhodochrosite...
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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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    metal and diatomic anions differ from that of pyrite. Despite its name, chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2) does not contain dianion pairs, but single S2− sulfide anions...
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    industrially-produced single crystal. A specimen consisting of a bornite-coated chalcopyrite crystal nestled in a bed of clear quartz crystals and lustrous pyrite...
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    thick oxide cap. Below that cap is a supergene zone containing pyrite, chalcopyrite, and sphalerite. Below the supergene zone is found the unaltered massive...
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    Chalcopyrite-Quartz specimen from the Camp Bird mine, 600' Stope, 2100' Level. Size: 5.2 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm. Click and scroll down for an enlargement....
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    Bavaria, Germany. It is often found in association with the minerals chalcopyrite and triphylite. Phosphophyllite has been synthesized by the addition...
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    associated and mined with other sulfide minerals like pentlandite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, and magnetite, and has been found globally. Pyrrhotite exists as a number...
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    economically valuable ores and minerals. Eastern regions are rich in chalcopyrite, nickel oxide (e. g. Serov nickel deposit), gold, platinum, chromite...
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    pyrrhotite and pentlandite as intergrowths with chalcopyrite. It results from exsolution from chalcopyrite at temperatures below 200 to 210 °C. If cubanite...
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    in oxidation zones of iron-bearing ore beds, e.g. pyrite, marcasite, chalcopyrite, etc. They are also found in related environments, like coal fire sites...
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    crystal canted at an angle, with little balls of hematite and crystals of chalcopyrite both on its surface and included just inside the surface of the crystal...
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    sulfides include pyrrhotite, pentlandite (containing up to 5% Pd), and chalcopyrite along with lesser amounts of moncheite ((Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2), cooperite ((Pt...
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    Chalcopyrite on sphalerite (Bolut Mine, Cavnic, Romania)...
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  • investigation. Metal sulfides (e.g., pyrite FeS2, arsenopyrite FeAsS, chalcopyrite CuFeS2) are normally processed by chemical oxidation either in aqueous...
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    magmatic sulfide assemblage is composed of Pyrrhotite, Pentlandite, and Chalcopyrite, with lesser to trace amounts of Pyrite, Cubanite and magnetite. The...
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    of copper sulfide deposits. Commonly found as coatings on chalcocite, chalcopyrite, bornite, enargite, pyrite, and other sulfides, it often occurs as pseudomorphic...
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  • intergrown with other selenides. It is part of the chalcopyrite group and forms a series with chalcopyrite. Eskebornite was first identified in 1949 by Paul...
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  • 7789-19-7 CuF2 copper(II) fluoride 11113-59-0 CuFeS2 copper iron sulfide chalcopyrite 12015-76-8 CuFe2O4 copper(II) iron(II) oxide 37220-43-2 CuFe2S3 copper...
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    commonly associated with calcite, halite, and sulfides such as galena, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, and pyrite in vein deposits. Anhydrite is most frequently...
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    deposits, as does sulfur during the weathering of sulfide minerals such as chalcopyrites or CuFeS2 oxidizing to copper hydroxide and iron oxides. Mineral hydration...
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