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Introduction
| Luzonite consists of copper, arsenic, sulfur, and oftentimes a minor amount of antimony. It was discovered in Luzon, Philippines in 1874, from which its name is derived. Luzonite is dimorphous with enargite and massive in its crystal habit, so it is called massive enargite as well. Luzonite and enargite are dimorphous, meaning that they are of the same chemical substances and different in structure and physical properties. Luzonite is mined in Chin-Kua-Shih, Taipei and on the east coast of Taiwan. It is usually associated with enargite, and is a major, local ore of copper. |
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