A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Digenite with pyrite from Butte, Montana |
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| Description | The irredescent blue mineral is digenite, Cu9S5 (copper sulfide). It is an important ore of copper. Digenite, which does not generally form good crystals, can be confused with other copper sulfides. Lesser amounts of golden pyrite (iron sulfide) can also be seen in this sample wh ich is 9 cm across. |
| Location | USA ▹ Montana. Near Butte. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-11. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #106. |
| Key words | digenite, pyrite, Montana |
| Tech details | 1.21 MB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1150 |
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