Malachite; Native Copper; Chalcopyrite; Pyrite; Quartz Mineral
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, malachite & native copper
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1097
- Description
- Mineral specimen, green mineral is malachite. There is also native copper, chalcopyrite, and pyrite on quartz. The native copper and chalcopyrite are weathering to form malachite.
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- Title
- Malachite; Native Copper; Chalcopyrite; Pyrite; Quartz Mineral
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, malachite & native copper
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 7.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Mineral specimen, green mineral is malachite. There is also native copper, chalcopyrite, and pyrite on quartz. The native copper and chalcopyrite are weathering to form malachite.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1097
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