Description
A mineral composed of cuprous sulfide. Chalcocite occurs in conjunction with other copper ores. It is a dark gray color with a bluish-green tarnish. Chalcocite is an important source for copper and is mined in Chile, Mexico, Nambia, England (Cornwall), Romania, the Ural Mountains and the U.S. (Montana, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Alaska, Connecticut, New Mexico).
Synonyms and Related Terms
copper glance; cuprous sulfide; calcosita (Esp.); calcocite (Port.); Kupferglanz, Chalcocit (Deut.); chalcosiet (Ned.)
Other Properties
Orthorhombic crystal system. Fracture = conchoidal; brittle. Cleavage = poor in one direction. Luster = metallic Streak = gray to black
Additional Information
Mineralogy Database: Chalcocite
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Images
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ChalcociteChalcocite (copper sulfide). Image credit: Minerals and Materials Photo Gallery. Image accessed Oct.30, 2004 at Minerals in Your World |
Chalcocite
Image credit: http://www.barlowminerals.com/ChalcociteXL.jpg
(Image accessed April 24, 2004) |
Authority
6 total authority records
Henry Hodges, Artifacts: An Introduction to Early Materials and Technology, Ronald P. Frye, Kingston, Canada, 1988
Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com
comments: "chalcocite" Encyclopædia Britannica [Accessed December 11, 2001].
C.W.Chesterman, K.E.Lowe, Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1979
Materials Handbook, G.S. Brady, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
comments: p. 232
Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985
Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
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