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Laitakarite: Bi4(Se,S)3
Comments: Polished section (PPL) image of fine grains of laitakarite (bladed-lait)) disseminated through massive chalcopyrite (cp) and pyrrhotite (po) at the top of the chalcopyrite stringer zone. Location: Giant Kidd Creek Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide deposit, Western Abitibi Subprovince, Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Scale: F.V. = 0.5 mm. © National Resouces of Canada