Chalcocite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Chalcocite [ Cu₂S ]

Image of Chalcocite

Chalcocite specimen from Mammoth Mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia. Size: 3.6 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm

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Material properties

Formula	Cu₂S
Abbreviation	Cc, Cc, Cc
Variants	high, low
Classification	Chalcocite-Digenite Group
Luminescence emitters	Cd, Unspecified
IMA Status	Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1751
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Related materials	Wuyanzhiite
Crystal symmetry	Hexagonal, Point group 6/mmm, Monoclinic, Point group 2/m, Space group P2₁/c (#14)
Tags	Mineral, Sulphide

Composition

Element	Atoms
S	1
Cu	2
Total:	3

Reference for Chalcocite

Loferski et al. 1979

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Specimens of Chalcocite

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image
M2366 Chalcocite	CSIRO	Chalcocite, low (7.9%), Chalcocite-Digenite Group, Chalcopyrite, Digenite, high	7.9	M2366 Chalcocite Image of specimen 'M2366 Chalcocite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0301 Chalcocite	CSIRO	Bornite, Chalcocite, low (6.9%), Chalcocite, high (6.9%), Chalcocite-Digenite Group, Cuprite, Djurleite, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrite	6.9	M0301 Chalcocite Image of Djurleite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Goethite, Malachite and Pyrite in specimen 'M0301 Chalcocite ' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0158 Copper	CSIRO	Chalcocite, low (5.7%), Copper, Cuprite, Quartz	5.7	M0158 Copper Image of Quartz, Chalcocite (var. low), Copper and Cuprite in specimen 'M0158 Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2478 Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite, Chalcocite (5.5%), Digenite, Quartz	5.5	M2478 Bornite Image of Bornite with Chalcocite, Digenite and Quartz in specimen 'M2478 Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0297 Phosgenite	CSIRO	Anglesite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, low (5.3%), Chalcocite, high (5.3%), Chalcocite-Digenite Group, Djurleite, Phosgenite	5.3	M0297 Phosgenite Image of Phosgenite, Anglesite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite and Djurleite in specimen 'M0297 Phosgenite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0298 Chalcocite	CSIRO	Bornite, Chalcocite, low (2.1%), Chalcocite-Digenite Group, Chalcopyrite, Clinochlore, Fe, Djurleite	2.1	M0298 Chalcocite Image of Djurleite, Bornite, Chalcocite (var. low), Chalcopyrite and Clinochlore (var. Fe) in specimen 'M0298 Chalcocite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2597 Bornite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite (1.4%), Digenite, Quartz	1.4	M2597 Bornite Image of specimen 'M2597 Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.