Kostovite Image

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Kostovite

Mineral:

Kostovite: CuAuTe4

Comments:

B&W, oil immersion, XPL image of a twinned grain of kostovite surrounded by native tellurium (Te), chalcopyrite (Cp), Tennantite (Tn) and barite (Ba). (AmMin, v51:29).

Location:

Chelopech copper deposit, Bulgaria.

Scale:

Magnification 1,000 X.

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