| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Kazakhstan > Cuprite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44448 |
| Mineral: | Cuprite |
| Locality: | Dzhezkazgan, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan |
| Description: | Several interconnected cuprite crystals with sharp edges and clean crystal faces. The cuprite is translucent dark-red but requires strong rear-illumination to see the translucency. The cuprite crystals are octahedral form with dodecahedral edge faces. |
| Overall Size: | 18x16x15 mm |
| Crystals: | 4-9 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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