Name: |
cubanite |
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Class: |
Sulfides |
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Chemistry: |
CuFe2S3 |
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Color(s): |
bronze=yellow metallic |
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Hardness: |
3.5-4 |
SpecGrav: |
4.1 |
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Fracture: |
conchoidal |
Cleavage: |
none |
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Crystal: |
orthorhombic; prismatic with longitudinal striations |
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Envronment: |
in lamellar growths with chalcopyrite in high-temperature coper deposits |
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Association: |
chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, siderite |
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Locals: |
/Germany / Quebec, Canada / |
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Misc: |
Named after its locality, Barracanao, Cuba |
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Photos |
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1.) Henderson #2 Mine, Chibougamau,Quebec, Canada |
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