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Cuprite and Native Copper from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

 
Cuprite and Native Copper from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

Cuprite and Native Copper from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 11462
Mineral:Cuprite and Native Copper
Locality:Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona
Description:Layered veins of cuprite running through light-colored matrix. One side entirely exposes the cuprite with 1 cm vug filled with cuprite crystals to 1 mm. One end has much native copper clearly visible. A good specimen from a classic locality, long closed. Ex. Anthony Lizzul collection (Brooklyn, NY)
Overall Size:10x5x2 cm
Crystals:1 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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