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Description: Pentlandite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite Locality: Sudbury, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 7.2 x 5.9 x 3.1 cm. This is a rich ore sample, containing a mixture of several sulfide minerals: pentlandite, chalcopyrite, and pyrrhotite. Self-collected by curator Sam Gordon, in 1932. Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences Collection.
Title: Pentlandite-Chalcopyrite-Pyrrhotite-199634
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