Bornite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Sulfide
- Crystal system
- Orthorhombic
- Hardness
- Medium (3 to 5.5)
- Density
- Very heavy (over 5)
- Occurs in
- Igneous rocks, Ore veins
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Purple, Brown, Metallic
- Lustre
- Metallic
- Use
- Ore
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Bornite is nicknamed peacock ore because its fresh surface tarnishes to shimmering blue, purple and red.
- Bornite was named in 1845 after the Austrian mineralogist Ignaz von Born.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q108694 · All stones · All entries