Datolite & Chalcopyrite video

Datolite & Chalcopyrite

Datolite – CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Class: Silicates – Nesosilicates
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Hardness: 5-5.5
Apatite
Talc (1)Diamond (10)
About as hard as a steel knife blade.
Chalcopyrite – CuFeS2
Elements: Copper, Iron, Sulfur
Class: Sulfides
Crystal System: Cubic
Hardness: 3.5-4
Fluorite
Talc (1)Diamond (10)
Softer than glass. A steel knife scratches it.
Origin: Characas, San Luis Potosi – Mexico
Did you know?

Datolite is usually a clear glassy crystal, but Michigan's old copper mines yield a rare porcelain-like form, smooth nodules tinted pink and red by specks of native copper sealed inside.

Brassy and gold-flecked, chalcopyrite is the single most important source of copper on Earth, the ore behind most of the metal in modern wiring.