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How many different habits of chalcocite twins are there?

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Ru Smith

Joined: 13 Oct 2012
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Posted: Jul 02, 2013 21:59 Post subject: How many different habits of chalcocite twins are there?

This one is quite unusual.

Chalcocite twin 1.jpg

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Chalcocite.
Dzhezkazgan Mine, Dzhezkazkan, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan.
12 mm twin on 3 cm matrix.

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GneissWare

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Location: California

Posted: Jul 02, 2013 23:49 Post subject: Re: How many different habits of chalcocite twins are there?

You are correct. This mine produces very strange chalcocite crystals. Here is another example (no closeups but same basic form).

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Chalcocite
Dzhezkazgan Mine, Dzhezkazgan, Qaraghandy Oblysy, Kazakhstan
151 x 113 x 64 mm
up to 16 mm Chalcocite crystals

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Ru Smith

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Posted: Jul 27, 2013 12:43 Post subject: Re: How many different habits of chalcocite twins are there?

Impressive specimen, GneissWare. Here's a more conventional tabular pseudohexagonal twin.

Kazakh Chalcocite 1.jpg

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Chalcocite twin.
Dzhezkazgan Mine, Dzhezkazkag, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan.
8 mm twin.

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Kazakh Chalcocite 2.jpg

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Chalcocite twin.
Dzhezkazgan Mine, Dzhezkazkag, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan.
8 mm twin.

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GneissWare

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Posted: Jul 27, 2013 16:08 Post subject: Re: How many different habits of chalcocite twins are there?

It still looks a bit blocky compared to other localities. Nice crystal.

Ru Smith

Joined: 13 Oct 2012
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Posted: Aug 10, 2013 11:24 Post subject: Re: How many different habits of chalcocite twins are there?

A Cornish example.

Chalcocite Geevor.jpg

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Chalcocite.
Geevor Mine, Cornwall, England, UK.
18 mm specimen.

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Ru Smith

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Posted: Aug 25, 2013 21:38 Post subject: Re: How many different habits of chalcocite twins are there?

just another little Cornish specimen.

Chalcocite Redruth.jpg

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Chalcocite twins.
Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK.
11 mm.

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