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Roquesite : CuInS2, Bornite : Cu5FeS4, Chalcopyrite : CuFeS2

Charrier, Le Mayet-de-Montagne, Allier, Auvergne, France

An old BRGM polished ore section of this rare Cu-indium sulfide (overall 4.0 x 3.0 x 0.6 cm). Roquesite (SEM-EDX confirmed) appears as the gray metallic phase with a slight bluish tint, right in the center of the above picture (field of view is ca. 5 mm). Associated minerals include bluish purple Bornite and golden Chalcopyrite. Originally ...
 © JF Carpentier 2008Photo ID: 175774    View Count: 192

Roquesite : CuInS2, Stannoidite : Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12, Mawsonite : Cu6Fe2SnS8, Chalcopyrite : CuFeS2

Badzhalski ore District, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia

Scanning electron micrograph of an area of roquesite (RQS), upper right - high reflectance, with stannoidite (STN) and mawsonite (MW) in chalcopyrite (CP) (polished section). P032
350 micron field of view.
Excalibur Mineral Company specimen.
 © 2008, JGWPhoto ID: 161713    View Count: 232
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