| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Mexico > Copper (crystallized) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 39283 |
| Mineral: | Copper (crystallized) |
| Locality: | Chino Mine, Santa Rita District, Grant County, New Mexico |
| Description: | Dense mass of crystallized native copper with a few remnants of the surrounding matrix. The copper crystals formed filling a narrow vein in the surrounding breccia. The copper crystals look beautiful under magnification: sharp and lustrous. |
| Overall Size: | 8x5x1.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-3 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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