Chalcopyrite with Dolomite
specimen number:
2063122
location:
Brushy Creek Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
description: The Brushy Creek Mine is situated within the famous Mississippi Valley-type ore deposits of the Viburnum Trend in southeast Missouri, hosted primarily within Cambrian dolostone strata along ancient reef and carbonate facies. Commercial mining operations developed the region into a major global producer, while the underground workings and associated dumps became legendary among mineral collectors worldwide for yielding world-class crystal specimens.
Attractive lustrous golden crystals of chalcopyrite to 0.7 cm in size aesthetically throughout a dolomite crystal covered direction matrix. Minor galena present. In super condition, this is crystallized completely all around with no points of attachment. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Ray DeMark. The specimen was collected by Brian Huntsman in 1996.
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