Chalcocite
specimen number:
2062056
location:
Flambeau Mine, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USA
description: Beautifully crystallized purplish iridescent chalcocite without matrix. In very good condition. This example came from what was called the lucky Friday pocket. There are no points of attachment. The Flambeau Mine near Ladysmith in Rusk County, Wisconsin, was an open pit copper and gold mine that operated from 1993 to 1997. The deposit was a volcanogenic massive sulfide type ore body hosted in Precambrian volcanic rocks. Some of the finest examples of chalcocite known from North America were recovered during it's short operation.
Size: 8.5 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm (small-cabinet)
Collection: Ray DeMark
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