General Information:
Chemical Formula:(Ba,Pb)6(Cu,Fe,Ni)25S27
Environment:In pyrrhotite which occurs in peridotite and chilled gabbro-pegmatite gabbro.
IMA Status:Approved IMA
Locality:The Wellgreen Cu-Ni-Pt deposit, Kluane District, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Name Origin:For DeAlton R. Owens (1934- ), Canada Centre for Mineral and energy Technology.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:None
Color:black.
Density:4.78
Diaphaniety:Opaque
Habits:Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes, ,
Hardness:3.5 - Copper Penny
Luster:Metallic
Streak:black
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