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Chalcopyrite; Pentlandite; Pyrite Mineral

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Date
n.d.
Material
mineral, chalcopyrite, pentlandite & pyrite
Catalogue Number
112.03.1096
Description
Mineral specimen composed of chalcopyrite (copper ore), pentlandite (nickel ore) and pyrite. Minor amount of quartz. Piece of adhesive tape on underside reads: “Nickel copper. Leaf Rapids.” “Ruttan” is painted in yellow on the underside of the specimen. This specimen is from the Ruttan Mine in Leaf…
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Title
Chalcopyrite; Pentlandite; Pyrite Mineral
Date
n.d.
Material
mineral, chalcopyrite, pentlandite & pyrite
Dimensions
9.0 x 12.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
Mineral specimen composed of chalcopyrite (copper ore), pentlandite (nickel ore) and pyrite. Minor amount of quartz. Piece of adhesive tape on underside reads: “Nickel copper. Leaf Rapids.” “Ruttan” is painted in yellow on the underside of the specimen. This specimen is from the Ruttan Mine in Leaf Rapids, Manitoba.
Subject
Num-ti-jah Lodge
Jimmy Simpson
geology
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
Catalogue Number
112.03.1096
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