That's so chalcopyrite!
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If you are in the Upper Peninsula in Michigan, I HIGHLY recommend visiting the Mineral Museum of the Great Lakes Region (aka the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum).
They have 4,000 specimens of minerals on display, and 30,000 in the back. And it’s really well done and interesting!
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Looks like it was hit with a blowtorch. Can this even occur naturally?
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It can occur naturally, and I would assume this is a natural one because it was in an excellent museum where they probably would have mentioned if it was altered.
Basically, when it’s found, it’s usually yellow, but as the copper and iron in the mineral react with oxygen and moisture over time, it develops a thin iridescent tarnish.
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