General Information:
Chemical Formula:
(Ba,Pb)6(Cu,Fe,Ni)25S27
Environment:
In pyrrhotite which occurs in peridotite and chilled gabbro-pegmatite gabbro.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA
Locality:
The Wellgreen Cu-Ni-Pt deposit, Kluane District, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Name Origin:
For DeAlton R. Owens (1934- ), Canada Centre for Mineral and energy Technology.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
None
Color:
black.
Density:
4.78
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes, ,
Hardness:
3.5 - Copper Penny
Luster:
Metallic
Streak:
black
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