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RM1616   Chalcocite with tennantite and calcite
Cu₂S
  -  2. Sulfides and sulfosalts

Group of sharp chalcocite crystals, some isolated and other interpenetrated, tabular and with very clear twinned pseudohexagonal forms. Intense metallic luster, gray color. They stand out on a matrix of bright calcite and minor tennantite. The specimens of this locality are very rare. Novelty in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2017. The Mantos Cobrizos mine is a type of "mantle" deposit. This is a small Cu deposit, located in the mining district of Los Cóndores, close to Paipote, Copiapó. So far the production has been made a small scale.

Size: 4.2 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm.
Main crystal: 4 x 3 mm.
Found in 2017.