DIGENITE



Digenite, a copper sulfide mineral, is very rare locally. It was found at Sterling Hill, occurring as blackish, thin, pseudohexagonal, distorted, dull, platy crystals, associated with sarkinite and adamite. Although tarnished, the crystals reportedly had a very bright luster when found. An occurrence in an altered sulfide zone below the 700 level at Sterling Hill was reported by Jenkins and Misiur (1994). It has not been reported from Franklin. (Dunn, 1995)

 Location Found: Ogdensburg
     
 
 Year Discovered: 1844
     
 Formula: Cu9S5
 Essential Elements: Copper, Sulfur
 All Elements in Formula: Copper, Sulfur
     
 IMA Status: Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
     
     
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 References:
Dunn, Pete J. (1995). Franklin and Sterling Hill New Jersey: the world's most magnificent mineral deposits. Franklin, NJ.: The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society. p.532
The Picking Table References
 PT Issue and PageDescription / Comment
View IssueV. 35, No. 2 - Fall 1994, pg. 21A Complex Base-Metal Assemblage From the Sterling Mine New Jersey - Chalcocite/Digenite/Covellite
     
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