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7" Brilliant Peacock Ore - Mexico
This is a small, flashy piece of peacock ore from Mexico. Like the eponymous bird, this mineral displays a wide variety of colors.
Commonly referred to as Peacock Ore due to it's brilliant iridescent coloration, it is acid treated Chalcopyrite. This acid treatment mimics a natural process which results in the much rarer copper based mineral Bornite.
Chalcopyrite is a brass-yellow colored mineral which is one of the most important ores of copper. When weathered chalcopyrite loses it's metallic luster, turning a gray-green color. When acids are present the tarnish can develop a red to blue to purple iridescence.
Chalcopyrite is a brass-yellow colored mineral which is one of the most important ores of copper. When weathered chalcopyrite loses it's metallic luster, turning a gray-green color. When acids are present the tarnish can develop a red to blue to purple iridescence.
SPECIES
Treated Chalcopyrite (Bornite)
LOCATION
Mexico
SIZE
7 x 4 x 3.1"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#198327
