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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 69737 |
| Mineral: | Cuprite on Quartz |
| Locality: | Cornwall, England |
| Description: | Double-sided specimen of lustrous cubo-octahedral cuprite crystals to 5 mm with quartz crystals to 7 mm on the rear that are coated with sooty gray microcrystals, possibly chalcocite. The cuprite crystals exhibit red translucency under magnification. Ex. Irving Horowitz collection #334 |
| Overall Size: | 4x3x1.8 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 7 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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