Natural Peacock Ore Crystal Bulk Wholesale Mineral Specimen

You will receive 1 stone approx 1"-2", Peacock Ore (Bornite) is a crystalline variety of Chalcopyrite and they have very similar properties. Bornite is a copper iron sulfide mineral commonly found in hydro thermal veins, contact metamorphic rocks and in the enriched zone of sulfide copper deposits. It is a common ore of copper and is easily recognized because it tarnishes to iridescent shades of blue, purple, green and yellow. It is often mined as an ore of copper.

Peacock Ore (Bornite) is a crystalline variety of Chalcopyrite and they have very similar properties. Bornite is the name of the natural, untreated stone, while Peacock Ore usually describes its heat-enhanced state. Bornite has naturally occurring rainbow colors, but they are rare in nature. It is useful in providing protection from outside negativity; it also helps you to recognize the source of the negativity. It is a colorful stone for helping to dismiss grey days by inspiring hope and lifting your mood. As with the bird it is named after, its display is an inspiration and reminder that life is not limited to a mundane combination of atoms, but permeated by a magic that does not cease to exist because we cannot always perceive it! Bornite is an excellent healing stone. It can be used to assist in the building and re-building of your physical body. It renews perfection to cellular growth, composition and arrangement. It performs a major role in the amelioration of the origin, nature and course of disease, and it is quite useful in the treatment of imbalances in cellular metabolism and in alterations of tissue formations within your body.

SCIENTIFIC:
Color: Copper Red, Bronze Brown, Purple
Color of streak: Grey-Black
Moh’s hardness: 3
Specific gravity: 4.9-5.3
Cleavage: Indiscernible
Fracture: Conchoidal
Crystal system: Orthorhombic
Chemical composition: Cu5FeS4 Copper Iron Sulfide
Transparency: Opaque