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Ducktownite

A variety of Chalcocite
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Ducktownite, etc.

Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Ducktownite

Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Ducktownite

Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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Ducktownite

Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
07505350017271929048392.jpg
Ducktownite, etc.

Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
00686610017271929123536.jpg
Ducktownite

Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
09986040017272014562221.jpg
Ducktownite

Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
04817940017272014552084.jpg
Ducktownite

Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
07505350017271929048392.jpg
Ducktownite, etc.

Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
00686610017271929123536.jpg
Ducktownite

Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
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About DucktowniteHide

Formula:
Cu2S
Blackish chalcocite coating or enclosing crystals or grains of pyrite; an encrustation pseudomorph of pyrite.

Originally described from Ducktown mine, Ducktown, Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
7583 (as Ducktownite)
962 (as Chalcocite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7583:7 (as Ducktownite)
mindat:1:1:962:7 (as Chalcocite)

Chemistry of DucktowniteHide

Mindat Formula:
Cu2S
Element Weights:
Element% weight
Cu79.853 %
S20.147 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Elements listed:
Cu, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Other Language Names for DucktowniteHide

German:Ducktownit
Spanish:Ducktownita

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
5 photos of Ducktownite associated with PyriteFeS2

Other InformationHide