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This Chalcopyrite cluster from Pakistan 35-40mm selection weighs 60-67g. Chalcopyrite is a brassy-gold copper iron sulphide mineral often showing iridescent colours. It is a major Copper ore, composed of Copper Iron Sulphide. It can host various trace elements including Arsenic, Bismuth, Cobalt, Silver, Stibnite and others. It is common in sulphide veins and is disseminated in igneous rocks. Weathering may lead to the formation of Malachite, Azurite and numerous other secondary copper minerals. Its brass yellow colour can also give way to iridescent green and grey colouring from surface oxidation.

Exposing Chalcopyrite to acid changes it colours to deep purple, blues, violets, and yellows. This treated Chalcopyrite is commonly referred to as ‘Peacock Ore’. Naturally occurring Peacock Ore is the exceedingly rare Bornite mineral.

Chalcopyrite is a powerful stone that helps release energy blockages, enhances perception, and supports transformation. It activates and aligns the chakras. Chalcopyrite is associated with opportunity and new beginnings. Chalcopyrite can be used to find lost items or new friends. Chalcopyrite increases creativity. It offers transformative energies that assist you to change your habits, routines or lifestyle. Chalcopyrite can be helpful if you feel stuck or that you need fresh ideas while dealing with your day-to-day life.

Chalcopyrite combines beauty with power, as it is blends Iron’s affinity for Venus with Copper’s relationship with Mars. This makes Chalcopyrite an ideal stone if you work in the fashion, media, or sales sectors.

Colour: brass, metallic yellow (iridescent tarnish)

Location: Australia, Mexico, Peru, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, UK

Crystal system/habit: tetragonal

Mineral group/class: Sulphides

Transparency: opaque

Lustre: metallic

Fracture: irregular, uneven to conchoidal

Hardness: 3.5-4

Formula: CuFeS₂

Major varieties: Peacock ore (bornite)

Chakra: Third Eye, Crown Chakra

Emotional: fears, doubts, self-confidence, self-esteem, self-worth, stress, trust, worrying

Mental/intellectual: clarity, creativity, judgement, logical thinking, opportunities, perception, problem solving, sense of purpose, truth

Spiritual: abundance, awareness, chakra alignment, ascension, attunement, bridging, communication, energy blockages, expansion, good fortune, insight, luck, meditation, new beginnings, transformation

Astrology: Aries, Capricorn, Venus

Numbers: 0, 9