| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Cuprite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 68546 |
| Mineral: | Cuprite |
| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Thin vein of lustrous translucent dark-red cuprite crystals on red-brown matrix. The surfaces of the cuprite are composed of many parallel crystal faces that reflect simultaneously. |
| Overall Size: | 3.5x2.5x1 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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