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160:. A related copper-rich mineral occurring e.g. in
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808:Iron oxide copper gold (IOCG)
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622:Pentlandite
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365:Cassiterite
138:G. Agricola
124:and in the
881:Categories
766:Wolframite
742:Sperrylite
651:Carbonates
634:Sphalerite
603:molybdenum
550:Chalcocite
453:Pyrolusite
218:Mindat.org
193:"Argentit"
176:References
68:monoclinic
43:(from
37:mineralogy
754:Scheelite
735:beryllium
723:aluminium
683:Malachite
676:magnesium
671:Magnesite
664:magnesium
574:Cobaltite
514:Argentite
502:Acanthite
477:Uraninite
465:Tantalite
458:manganese
441:Magnetite
405:Columbite
283:Argentite
281:(1911). "
213:Argentite
142:argentite
95:octahedra
75:acanthite
71:polymorph
41:argentite
30:argentite
771:tungsten
759:tungsten
747:platinum
659:Dolomite
562:Cinnabar
494:Sulfides
470:tantalum
434:titanium
429:Ilmenite
417:Hematite
398:tantalum
382:chromium
377:Chromite
170:jalpaite
114:hardness
106:Cleavage
51:argentum
838:Uranium
718:Bauxite
567:mercury
526:Bornite
482:uranium
410:niobium
394:niobium
289:(ed.).
276::
150:Glaserz
110:sectile
104:group.
711:barium
706:Baryte
688:copper
627:nickel
610:Pyrite
586:Galena
579:cobalt
555:copper
543:copper
531:copper
519:silver
507:silver
389:Coltan
357:Oxides
285:". In
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166:Mexico
130:Nevada
122:Mexico
102:galena
77:. The
730:Beryl
699:Other
116:2.5,
91:cubes
57:cubic
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45:Latin
639:zinc
615:iron
591:lead
446:iron
422:iron
396:and
348:Ores
156:and
93:and
370:tin
134:ore
128:in
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