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Talnakhite : Cu9(Fe,Ni)8S16, Chalcopyrite : CuFeS2, Galena : PbS

Taimyr (Oktyabr'skoye; Oktyabr'sky) Cu-Ni deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

"Dactiloscopic" galena inclusions in talnakhite-chalcopyrite ore. Talnakhite is bronze-violet and slightly oxidized. Cut, not polished, surface of ore. FOV is ~12x10 mm. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.


Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 17th Oct 2007
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 115383    View Count: 638

Talnakhite : Cu9(Fe,Ni)8S16, Cubanite : CuFe2S3

Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

dimension area mm. 4 x 4

talnakhite are the violet masses with yellow laths of cubanite

photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 223078    View Count: 37

Talnakhite : Cu9(Fe,Ni)8S16, Cubanite : CuFe2S3, Bornite : Cu5FeS4

Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

dimension area mm. 4 x 4

Talnakhite are the violet masses with yellow laths of cubanite and orange grains of bornite

photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 223075    View Count: 29
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