| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Cuprite (velvet) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 36827 |
| Mineral: | Cuprite (velvet) |
| Locality: | Morenci Mine, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona |
| Description: | Bright red velvet-like cuprite crystals lining cavities in brown matrix with botryoidal black hematite. The cuprite crystals are all in parallel orientation resulting in broad reflections (could the cuprite be included in calcite?). |
| Overall Size: | 8x5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | micro |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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