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Calcite with Copper inclusions plus Chrysocolla from Keweenaw Peninsula Copper District, Houghton County, Michigan

 
Calcite with Copper inclusions plus Chrysocolla from Keweenaw Peninsula Copper District, Houghton County, Michigan

Calcite with Copper inclusions plus Chrysocolla from Keweenaw Peninsula Copper District, Houghton County, Michigan

Calcite with Copper inclusions plus Chrysocolla from Keweenaw Peninsula Copper District, Houghton County, Michigan

DESCRIPTION:No. 46685
Mineral:Calcite with Copper inclusions plus Chrysocolla
Locality:Keweenaw Peninsula Copper District, Houghton County, Michigan
Description:Transparent colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals to 12 mm long with bright metallic copper inclusions visible inside the calcite. Bright blue-green chrysocolla microcrystals are scattered over the native copper where not overgrown with calcite.
Overall Size:30x22x20 mm
Crystals:micro to 12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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