Cubanite

Cubanite twin on dolomite

Cubanite twin on dolomite

Cubanite with quartz

Cubanite with pyrrhotite on dolomite

Cubanite on dolomite

Origin: Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Origin: Strathcona mine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Prismatic golden or brassy crystals of cubanite to 1mm with abundant pyrrhotite crystals to 4 mm. There are at least two crystals of cubanite, possibly more. Matrix is clear bladed rhombs of dolomite.

Origin: Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 10 x 5 x 6 cm

 

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Ex. Keith Hayes collection

  

Origin: Henderson # 2 Mine, Chibougamou, Quebec, Canada

Sample size: 0.7 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm (top/2nd row), 1.9 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm (bottom)

 

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