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Talnakhite, Chalcopyrite, Galena


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

Photo Copyright © Pavel M. Kartashov collection & photo  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Locality: Oktyabr'skoye Cu-Ni Deposit (Oktyabr'sk Deposit), Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taimyr Autonomous Region (Taymyrskiy Okrug), Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krasnoyarsk Kray; Krasnoyarskii Krai), 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.


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