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Copper in Gypsum var. Selenite from Mission Mine, south of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

 
Copper in Gypsum var. Selenite from Mission Mine, south of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

Copper in Gypsum var. Selenite from Mission Mine, south of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

Copper in Gypsum var. Selenite from Mission Mine, south of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 60015
Mineral:Copper in Gypsum var. Selenite
Locality:Mission Mine, south of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Description:Transparent gypsum colored red-brown by acicular metallic copper crystals running through the gypsum. The edges have flat cleavage faces that reveal the copper crystal inclusions in the gypsum. Ex. Ward's Natural Science Establishment
Overall Size:8.5x4x1.5 cm
Crystals:0.1-5.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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