| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Russia > Cuprite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 54471 |
| Mineral: | Cuprite |
| Locality: | Rubtovskiy (Rubtsovskoe) District, Rudnyi Altai, Altai Krai, Russia |
| Description: | Uncommonly large crystals of gray-metallic cuprite crystals that show red translucency when illuminated from the rear in the thin edges. The cuprite crystals are octahedral form with dodecahedral edge faces. |
| Overall Size: | 3.5x3.5x3.2 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-28 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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