Bornite

  
  
Bornite on quartz
Origin: Mine #57, Dzhezkazgan, Kazakstan
Sample size: 5 x 3 x 2 cm, crystals to 1 cm
 
  
 
  
Blue iridescent Bornite as a coating and as massive association with and on leaf silver.
Origin: Mina San Martin, Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico
Sample size: 8 x 4.5 x 5 cm (top), 5 x 5 x 4 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Origin: Kamoto mine, Kolwezi, Shaba, Dem. Rep. Congo
Owner: Lou Perloff
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Origin: Mamainse Point, Ontario, Canada
Owner: Lou Perloff
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Origin: Apache mine, Globe, Gila Co., Arizona, U.S.A.
Owner: Lou Perloff
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Origin: Magma mine, Superior, Pinal Co., Arizona, U.S.A.
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

 
  
 
  
Origin: Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan
Sample size: 11 x 6.5 x 8 cm (top/2nd row), 3.5 x 2.8 x 1.3 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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