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Cuprite from Dikuluwe Mine, 155 WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Cuprite from Dikuluwe Mine, 155 WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cuprite from Dikuluwe Mine, 155 WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 62785
Mineral:Cuprite
Locality:Dikuluwe Mine, 155 WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Lustrous dark-red octahedral cuprite crystals scattered over one face of gray matrix. The cuprite crystals exhibit red translucency when illuminated from the edges.
Overall Size:6x2.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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