Chalcopyrite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Sulfide
- Crystal system
- Tetragonal
- Hardness
- Medium (3 to 5.5)
- Colour
- Yellow, Metallic
- Lustre
- Metallic
- Use
- Ore
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- The name joins Greek chalkos, copper, with pyrites, the stone that strikes fire.
- More copper is mined from chalcopyrite than from any other mineral.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q111044 · All stones · All entries