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DESCRIPTION: | No. 68552 |
Mineral: | Cuprite |
Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
Description: | Lustrous translucent dark-red cuprite crystals on one face of a vein of crystallized cuprite. The cuprite crystals are cubo-octahedral form and show bright red flashes under bright illumination. |
Overall Size: | 4.2x2.5x1 cm |
Crystals: | 1-4 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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