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Calcite with Copper inclusions from Keweenaw Peninsula Copper District, Michigan

 
Calcite with Copper inclusions from Keweenaw Peninsula Copper District, Michigan

Calcite with Copper inclusions from Keweenaw Peninsula Copper District, Michigan

DESCRIPTION:No. 19491
Mineral:Calcite with Copper inclusions
Locality:Keweenaw Peninsula Copper District, Michigan
Description:Cluster of transparent, scalenohedral calcite crystals up to 6 cm long with bright pink inclusions of native copper. Some of the copper is on the exterior of the calcite and has a dark tarnish. Good specimen with only minor imperfections. From old collection ca. 1890
Overall Size:7x7x6 cm
Crystals:5-60 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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