Copper Bornite Sterling Silver Pendant
Approx 2.5cm in drop
The Gemstone is 18mm in size
PENDANT ONLY – No Chain included
This stone is a copper-bearing mineral and an important copper ore found abundantly in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.
Bornite is often confused with other minerals like pyrrhotite, nickeline, and especially chalcopyrite.
The mineral was first described in 1725 from a copper mine in present-day Czech Republic. However, bornite lacked a formal name for over a century. It wasn’t until 1845 that its moniker was officially awarded in honor of Transylvanian mineralogist Ignaz Von Born.














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