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Obtained at Ste. Marie 2022 Disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystal with very well defined faces and edges, fine polycrystalline growths, good luster and intense yellow color, more vivid than what is usually seen from La Gardette, and of considerable size. Accompanied on its rear by transparent and bright Quartz crystals with the typical habit of the locality. The specimen comes from finds made between 2018 and 2019
À Giraud Mine, La Gardette mining area, Villard-Nôtre-Dame, Le Bourg d'Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes France (2018-2019)
Specimen size: 5 × 4.6 × 2.4 cm = 1.97” × 1.81” × 0.94”
Price: €680 / US$728 / ¥96530 / AUD$1090

EBB46AP1: Chalcopyrite

From an unusual discovery made in the year 2022. Botryoidal, spheroidal and very aerial stalagmites of very shiny Chalcopyrite microcrystals on a matrix of the same Chalcopyrite. Spectacular.
The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published as a new discovery in the magazine ‘Mineralogical Record’ on page 180 in the volume 54, number 1, January-February 2023, and in the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral’ number 168/2022, page 16
Tongshankou Mine, Edong, Daye, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province China (06/2022)
Specimen size: 11.4 × 8.4 × 5.1 cm = 4.49” × 3.31” × 2.01”
Price: €1400 / US$1498 / ¥198740 / AUD$2240

ETP37AP2: Chalcopyrite coating Tennantite-Tetrahedrite on Quartz with iron oxides inclusions

Very aerial group of Tennantite-Tetrahedrite crystals covered by a fine surface film of Chalcopyrite, on matrix with Quartz crystals rich in reddish inclusions of iron oxides.
Huxu Mine, Dongxiang, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province China (07/2021)
Specimen size: 3.9 × 2.4 × 2 cm = 1.54” × 0.94” × 0.79”
Price: €240 / US$256 / ¥34070 / AUD$380

TP6AJ1: Chalcopyrite on Quartz and with Calcite

A novelty at Tucson 2019. Bright Chalcopyrite crystals with very well defined parallel growths partially coated by small epigenetic Galena crystals and implanted on a group of white, doubly terminated Quartz crystals with very acute and well defined scalenohedral Calcite crystals.
El Bolivar Mine, Piedras Verdes (Triguito), Municipio Urique, Chihuahua Mexico (10/2018)
Specimen size: 9 × 6.4 × 5.1 cm = 3.54” × 2.52” × 2.01”

Main crystal size: 2.3 × 2.1 cm = 0.91” × 0.83”
Price: €110 / US$117 / ¥15610 / AUD$170

MRR97AP5: Chalcopyrite on Quartz with Arsenopyrite and Calcite

Group of twinned trapezohedral Chalcopyrite crystals, very sharp, with good luster and bright metallic iridescence, on a matrix of Quartz crystals, with small crystals of Arsenopyrite and Calcite.
Fengjiashan Mine, Edong, Daye, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province China (10/2022)
Specimen size: 9 × 7.2 × 5.3 cm = 3.54” × 2.83” × 2.09”
Price: €280 / US$299 / ¥39740 / AUD$440

TXA14AN4: Chalcopyrite with Baryte

Druse of white lamellar Baryte crystals, sharp, and partially covered by small twinned Chalcopyrite crystals. Curiously, Chalcopyrite is a rare species at this well-known locality. This specimen is from the Alain Martaud collection.
Les Cèdres Mine, Asce. 32, Les Malines Mining District, Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, Le Vigan, Gard Department, Occitanie France (±1990)
Specimen size: 7.4 × 6.8 × 3.4 cm = 2.91” × 2.68” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 0.3 × 0.2 cm = 0.12” × 0.08”
Price: €90 / US$96 / ¥12770 / AUD$140

EEA49AP1: Chalcopyrite with Calcite

From an unusual discovery made in the year 2022. Polycrystalline growths of crystals of very shiny Chalcopyrite on a Calcite matrix.
Tongshankou Mine, Edong, Daye, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province China (06/2022)
Specimen size: 8.4 × 8.2 × 5 cm = 3.31” × 3.23” × 1.97”
Price: €440 / US$471 / ¥62460 / AUD$700

SV460EFG: Chalcopyrite with Calcite

Spheroidal aggregates of very shiny Chalcopyrite crystals on a matrix formed by a growth of Calcite crystals in two phases: the first as darker scalenohedral crystals, and the second in the form of coatings of small clearer crystals. On the back, crystals of Chalcopyrite cover practically the entire piece. Comes from a mine which exploits a deposit rich in copper and molybdenum.
Tongshankou Mine, Edong, Daye, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province China (03/2022)
Specimen size: 5.6 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm = 2.20” × 1.73” × 1.30”
Price: €460 / US$492 / ¥65300 / AUD$730

ETT50AP1: Chalcopyrite with Calcite

From a find made in the spring of 2022. Botryoidal microcrystalline growth of Chalcopyrite, shiny and with reddish and mauve metallic iridescence, on a Calcite matrix. Very unusual.
Daguangshan Mine, Edong, Daye, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province China (05/2022)
Specimen size: 4 × 2.9 × 2.1 cm = 1.57” × 1.14” × 0.83”
Price: €540 / US$578 / ¥76650 / AUD$860

ELE90AP4: Chalcopyrite with Calcite

Spheroidal aggregates of lustrous Chalcopyrite crystals, bordered by a growth of Calcite crystals formed in two phases: the first as dark scalenohedral crystals and the second in the form of coatings of small white crystals. One of the most aesthetic pieces from the find.
Tongshankou Mine, Edong, Daye, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province China (03/2022)
Specimen size: 9.2 × 5.6 × 3.7 cm = 3.62” × 2.20” × 1.46”
Price: €580 / US$620 / ¥82330 / AUD$930

ERB90AP1: Chalcopyrite with Calcite

From a recent find in the spring of 2022. Botryoidal microcrystalline growth of Chalcopyrite, lustrous and with golden metallic iridescence, on matrix, with Calcite crystals. Very unusual.
This specimen has been photographed and published in the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral’ number 168/2022, page 17
Daguangshan Mine, Edong, Daye, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province China (05/2022)
Specimen size: 6.4 × 4.9 × 1.8 cm = 2.52” × 1.93” × 0.71”
Price: €580 / US$620 / ¥82330 / AUD$930

NB26AJ7: Chalcopyrite with Dolomite and Calcite

Very sharp disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystals with a pseudotetrahedral shape, twinned and with an iridescent superficial patina. They are on matrix with Dolomite, Calcite and Quartz. The sample has been sawed on the base to reduce the matrix. This kind of Chalcopyrite was not known at the locality until now.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 5.5 × 4 × 2.8 cm = 2.17” × 1.57” × 1.10”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.6 cm = 0.39” × 0.24”
Price: €120 / US$128 / ¥17030 / AUD$190

SV120RCX: Chalcopyrite with Dolomite and Calcite

Very sharp bisphenoidal crystals of Chalcopyrite with a pseudotetrahedral habit, twinned and with the good color and luster characteristic of the species. They appear with Dolomite crystals embedded in a matrix of Calcite. This type of specimen was unknown at the locality until this find.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 8.9 × 5 × 4.7 cm = 3.50” × 1.97” × 1.85”
Price: €120 / US$128 / ¥17030 / AUD$190

NK36AJ7: Chalcopyrite with Dolomite and Calcite

Sharp disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystals with a pseudotetrahedral shape. They are twinned and have a superficial metallic patina and are on a matrix with Dolomite and Calcite. This kind of Chalcopyrite was not known at the locality until now.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 7.2 × 6 × 3.2 cm = 2.83” × 2.36” × 1.26”

Main crystal size: 0.6 × 0.5 cm = 0.24” × 0.20”
Price: €130 / US$139 / ¥18450 / AUD$200

NH56AJ7: Chalcopyrite with Dolomite and Calcite

Sharp disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystals with a pseudotetrahedral shape. They are twinned and have a superficial metallic patina and are on a matrix with Dolomite and Calcite. The sample has been sawed on the lower part to reduce the matrix. This kind of Chalcopyrite was not known at the locality until now.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 7.8 × 5.6 × 5.2 cm = 3.07” × 2.20” × 2.05”
Price: €150 / US$160 / ¥21290 / AUD$240

TA78Z0: Chalcopyrite with Ferberite and Boulangerite (variety plumosite)

Spheroidal, almost a floater, aggregate of twinned Chalcopyrite crystals with parallel growths of Ferberite crystals and small mossy Boulangerite (variety plumosite) aggregates.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province China (2006)
Specimen size: 4 × 4 × 3.9 cm = 1.57” × 1.57” × 1.54”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 0.6 cm = 0.55” × 0.24”
Price: €340 / US$364 / ¥48260 / AUD$540

TBB91AP3: Chalcopyrite with Galena and Sphalerite

Disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystals with slight curvatures on the edges, accompanied by Galena crystals with very deeply hoppered faces, and twinned Sphalerite crystals. Among the first finds in the Madan area, it comes from a French collection.
Madan mining area, Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast Bulgaria
Specimen size: 14.3 × 9 × 4.4 cm = 5.63” × 3.54” × 1.73”
Price: €680 / US$728 / ¥96530 / AUD$1090

NC13AM7: Chalcopyrite with Gypsum, Dolomite and Calcite

Very sharp disphenoidal crystals of Chalcopyrite with a pseudotetrahedral habit, twinned and with a superficial metallic tarnish. On matrix, with Gypsum and Dolomite and Calcite crystals. This type of specimen was unknown from the locality until this find.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 8.7 × 4.8 × 6 cm = 3.43” × 1.89” × 2.36”

Main crystal size: 1 × 0.6 cm = 0.39” × 0.24”
Price: €70 / US$74 / ¥9930 / AUD$110

AF11AM3: Chalcopyrite with Magnetite

Group of disphenoidal crystals (pseudotetrahedral) of Chalcopyrite, with sharp crystal forms. On a Magnetite matrix with octahedral crystals of Magnetite.
French Creek Mines, St. Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania USA
Specimen size: 4.4 × 3.2 × 2.3 cm = 1.73” × 1.26” × 0.91”
Price: €60 / US$64 / ¥8510 / AUD$90

BLH66AP4: Chalcopyrite with Pyrite (variety bravoite)

Groups of very shiny Chalcopyrite crystals with sharp crystal forms, interspersed with greyish Pyrite crystals (the bravoite variety, rich in nickel), on a Baryte matrix. The specimen is a German classic, of the best quality known from the locality, and it comes from an important European collection.
Maubacher Bleiberg, Untermaubach, Düren, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany
Specimen size: 15.5 × 11.7 × 7.3 cm = 6.10” × 4.61” × 2.87”

Main crystal size: 2.2 × 2.1 cm = 0.87” × 0.83”
Price: €1400 / US$1498 / ¥198740 / AUD$2240

TBC57AP5: Chalcopyrite with Quartz

Group of trapezohedral Chalcopyrite crystals, very sharp, lustrous and with intense metallic iridescence with dominant green and blue tones, with small coatings of Quartz. The specimen, a German classic, comes from the Robert-Auguste Touchon collection.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Mine, Biersdorf, Daaden, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen District, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz Germany
Specimen size: 6.1 × 4.4 × 3.2 cm = 2.40” × 1.73” × 1.26”
Price: €240 / US$256 / ¥34070 / AUD$380

BFM27AP1: Chalcopyrite with Quartz

Group of complex Chalcopyrite crystals, with very sharp crystal forms, with a bright luster and microcrystalline Quartz coating that has left geometric cavities that correspond to missing crystals. Of high quality, the specimen comes from an important European collection.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Mine, Biersdorf, Daaden, Daaden-Herdorf, Altenkirchen District, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz Germany
Specimen size: 7.8 × 4.3 × 3.4 cm = 3.07” × 1.69” × 1.34”

Main crystal size: 1.9 × 0.9 cm = 0.75” × 0.35”
Price: €260 / US$278 / ¥36900 / AUD$410

NA14AJ7: Chalcopyrite with Quartz, Dolomite and Calcite

Very sharp disphenoidal Chalcopyrite crystals with a pseudotetrahedral shape, some of them with very well defined parallel growths. They are very bright and are on a matrix with Dolomite, Calcite and Quartz. The sample has been sawed on the lower part to reduce the matrix. This kind of Chalcopyrite was not known at the locality until now.
Salomón Cut, bench 290, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Comarca Cuenca Minera, Huelva, Andalusia Spain
Specimen size: 6.3 × 4.4 × 2.5 cm = 2.48” × 1.73” × 0.98”
Price: €90 / US$96 / ¥12770 / AUD$140

TV11AN2: Chalcopyrite with Siderite and Dolomite

Twinned Chalcopyrite crystals, shiny, with very sharp crystal forms, with strong curvatures on faces and edges, on matrix. With tabular crystals of Siderite of light cream color and white crystals of Dolomite.
Vereinigung Mine, Katzwinkel, Altenkirchen (Westerwald), Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz Germany
Specimen size: 3.2 × 2.3 × 2.3 cm = 1.26” × 0.91” × 0.91”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.28” × 0.24”
Price: €80 / US$85 / ¥11350 / AUD$120

MF96AO0: Chalcopyrite with Sphalerite

Chalcopyrite crystals of good size, with curvatures on the edges and very well defined polycrystalline growths. Brilliant, and implanted on a matrix of twinned Sphalerite crystals.
Turt Mine, Turt, Negresti-Oas, Oas Mountains, Satu Mare Romania
Specimen size: 6.7 × 6 × 4.2 cm = 2.64” × 2.36” × 1.65”
Price: €190 / US$203 / ¥26970 / AUD$300

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