| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Russia > Cuprite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 51747 |
| Mineral: | Cuprite |
| Locality: | Rubtovskiy (Rubtsovskoe) District, Rudnyi Altai, Altai Krai, Russia |
| Description: | Lustrous metallic-looking octahedral and cubo-octahedral cuprite crystals with no matrix attached. This cuprite appears metallic but exhibits red translucency when illuminated from certain angles. |
| Overall Size: | 35x31x22 mm |
| Crystals: | 2-15 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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