USGS MRP Color by Number: Chalcopyrite
Detailed Description
USGS Mineral Resources Program (MRP) color by number for the critical mineral copper and its ore mineral chalcopyrite.
Eureka! You found the mineral chalcopyrite (kal-co-pie-rite), black and dark yellow, which is an ore for the critical mineral copper. Copper is used in many things including electronics and electric wiring, in solar panels and wind turbines, and even brass instruments! The rock shown here is from Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah, where the world's largest open-pit mine is located. This sample also has the minerals alkali feldspar (peach) and quartz (gray).
For more information:
[1] Chalcopyrite—bearer of a precious, non-precious metal | U.S. Geological Survey
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Chalcopyrite
Mineral: Chalcopyrite Mineral Origin: Bingham Canyon, UT Primary Commodity: Copper Primary Commodity Uses: Copper is used primarily in electronics, mostly in building construction and industrial electronics.
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The image was used to create the coloring sheet.
Chalcopyrite
Mineral: Chalcopyrite Mineral Origin: Bingham Canyon, UT Primary Commodity: Copper Primary Commodity Uses: Copper is used primarily in electronics, mostly in building construction and industrial electronics.