Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite is the main ore of copper. It is mostly copper iron sulfide. It is also known as peacock ore or peacock copper. It is often mistaken for bornite. It can be gold or iridescent and can also look like Pyrite(Fool's Gold). It forms commonly on igneous rocks^[1]

Chalcopyrite Media

The unit cell of chalcopyrite. Copper is shown in pink, iron in blue and sulfur in yellow.
Chalcopyrite under polarized light by petrographic microscope
Brass-yellow chalcopyrite crystals below large striated pyrite cubes
Copper-zinc ore sample from a VMS deposit at Potter Mine in Timmins, Ontario, Canada. The brassy-yellow mineral is chalcopyrite- the primary ore mineral at this mine.
Copper flash smelting process, a pyrometallurgical method of copper extraction from chalcopyrite

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