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GeoDIL-1050

Chalcopyrite with garnet, magnetite and quartz from New Mexico
This sample of metamorphic rock from New Mexico has four distinct minerals present. Chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂ (copper iron sulfide), is the gold, or yellow colored mineral. Garnet is red and glassy looking, and is mostly a variety called almandine, Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂. Magnetite is the gray mineral, Fe₃O₄ (iron oxide). Finally, quartz is the white mineral present in this sample. Its formula is SiO₂ (silicon dioxide). This specimen is 9 cm across.

University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection, #113

Copyright © Dexter Perkins 2001

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General Information
GeoDIL Number:	GeoDIL-1050
Long Title:	Chalcopyrite with garnet, magnetite and quartz from New Mexico
Short Title:	Chalcopyrite with garnet, magnetite and quartz
Keywords:	chalcopyrite, garnet, magnetite, quartz, New Mexico
Collection:	University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection, #113
Photographer:	Darla Sondrol
Photograph Date:	7/9/01 10:03:22 AM
Contributor:	Nessa Eull
Contribution Date:	7/9/2001 10:14:15 AM
Copyright Information:	Dexter Perkins 2001
Original Image Format (Camera, Film, etc.):	Photographed with a Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens; 3040x2016 pixels
Image Scale:	Hand Specimen
Location Information
Country:	USA
Province / State:	New Mexico
Other Location Information:	Continental #2 Fierro

Category Information
This image is in the following categories:
Minerals	Rocks and rock-forming processes
Metamorphic rocks and processes	Silicates
Sulfides and sulfosalts	Schists