Natural mineral specimens · UK independent seller
Explore my selection of natural Chalcopyrite specimens. I personally select each piece for its crystal form, mineral associations and display character. Each listing shows the actual specimen with its recorded locality and available measurements.
Based in Crewkerne, Somerset, I pack each order carefully for UK and worldwide delivery. Contact me for more photographs or help choosing a specimen.
13 specimens currently listed. Open a specimen for full photographs, details and purchasing options.
Fengjiashan Mine, Daye County, Hubei Province, China
403 g · 110 × 95 × 40 mm
Clear to milky-white Quartz crystals cover a dark matrix, with red Hematite giving many of the smaller crystals a soft pink tint. Brassy metallic Chalcopyrite adds a contrasting sparkle between the glassy Quartz faces. The irregular cluster has open recesses and varied crystal sizes, giving it detail across the display face.
£165View specimen →
China (attributed; exact locality unknown)
217.29 g · 90 × 80 × 40 mm
Brassy gold crystals with vivid purple, magenta and blue iridescence contrast with a sculptural cluster of white, blocky crystals. Chinese origin is attributed; the exact locality is unknown.
£150View specimen →
Fengjiashan Mine, Daye County, Hubei Province, China
214 g · 40 × 70 × 33 mm
Clear to translucent Quartz crystals carry fine red Hematite speckling, contrasting with darker mineral growth and scattered brassy-gold metallic faces. The irregular cluster has sparkling surfaces and detail across several viewing angles.
£65View specimen →
Fengjiashan Mine, Daye County, Hubei Province, China
109 g · 75 × 55 × 33 mm
A sparkling natural Quartz cluster with clear to milky-white crystals, fine red Hematite flecks and scattered brassy-gold Chalcopyrite. Glassy crystal faces contrast with the metallic crystals, giving this specimen plenty of detail to enjoy up close.
£65View specimen →
Fengjiashan Mine, Daye County, Hubei Province, China
168 g · 95 × 45 × 42 mm
A sparkling natural Quartz cluster with clear to milky-white crystals, fine red Hematite flecks and scattered brassy-gold Chalcopyrite. Glassy crystal faces contrast with the metallic crystals, giving this specimen plenty of detail to enjoy up close.
£85View specimen →
Tonglushan Mine, Daye County, Hubei Province, China
47 g · 3.5 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm
A compact metallic Chalcopyrite specimen with intergrown blocky forms, stepped surfaces and reflective brass-toned faces. The close photographs reveal fine surface texture and small crystal growth. Mounted on a clear bevelled base and supplied in a thumbnail display box.
£45View specimen →
Tonglushan Mine, Daye County, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
254 g · 6 × 5 × 5 cm
Larger blocky crystal forms rise above a sparkling covering of smaller metallic crystals. Reflective faces, stepped growth and warm brass tones give this compact Tonglushan specimen a striking textured appearance. Mounted on the clear bevelled display base shown.
£225View specimen →
Tonglushan Mine, Daye County, Hubei Province, China
233 g · 7 × 5 × 4 cm
A compact metallic specimen from Tonglushan Mine, with densely intergrown, blocky crystal forms and textured, reflective faces. Muted brass-gold tones and stepped surfaces give the piece depth from several angles. Supplied mounted on the clear bevelled display base shown.
£200View specimen →
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China
175 g · 8.5 × 5 × 3.5 cm
White Quartz crystal clusters with a prominent golden Chalcopyrite area and violet-blue iridescent flashes.
£90View specimen →
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China
320 g · 10.5 × 7.5 × 3.5 cm
Broad sparkling Quartz with white crystal sprays and purple, blue and golden iridescent Chalcopyrite.
£125View specimen →
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China
195 g · 8.5 × 5.5 × 3.5 cm
Purple, blue and golden iridescent Chalcopyrite scattered across a sparkling white Quartz crystal matrix.
£75View specimen →
Zhongtiaoshan ore field, Jiang County, Yuncheng, Shanxi, China
Not recorded · 5 × 4 × 2.5 cm
Golden chalcopyrite with purple and pink iridescence around a prominent pale dolomite crystal face; 3 cm bevelled glass stand included.
£95View specimen →
Zhongtiaoshan ore field, Jiang County, Yuncheng, Shanxi, China
Not recorded · 4 × 4 × 2 cm
White dolomite with golden and purple-iridescent chalcopyrite, presented on a 3 cm bevelled glass stand in the Avalon Thumbnail Box Collection.
£75View specimen →
Starnitsa Deposit, Davidkovo Ore Field, Banite, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
Sold — £75View sold specimen →
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China
Sold — £90View sold specimen →