Moncheite

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White moncheite with chalcopyrite (orange, blue and violet tarnishing colours) in silicate matrix. Polished section (from microprobe analysis) in reflected light.
Origin: Lukkulaisvaara ultrabasic Massif, Olanga (Oulanka) River, Oulanka plutonic complex, Karelia Republic, Northern Region, Russia
Picture size: 0.11 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

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