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Chalcocite from Redruth District, Cornwall, England

 
Chalcocite from Redruth District, Cornwall, England

Chalcocite from Redruth District, Cornwall, England

Chalcocite from Redruth District, Cornwall, England

Chalcocite from Redruth District, Cornwall, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 64811
Mineral:Chalcocite
Locality:Redruth District, Cornwall, England
Description:Sharp well-crystallized dark-metallic chalcocite crystals on translucent red-brown matrix (calcite?). The chalcocite crystals are platy pseudohexagonal form that are V-twinned.
Overall Size:17x15x10 mm
Crystals:2-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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