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Cuprite with Native Copper from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

 
Cuprite with Native Copper from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Cuprite with Native Copper from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Cuprite with Native Copper from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Cuprite with Native Copper from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Cuprite with Native Copper from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

Cuprite with Native Copper from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 75489
Mineral:Cuprite with Native Copper
Locality:Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Description:Lustrous metallic-looking translucent dark-red cuprite crystals to 5 mm on brown matrix that contains native copper. The cuprite crystals are a combination of octahedral, cubic, and dodecahedral forms and some crystals exhibit excellent red translucency. Collected in 2015
Overall Size:3.5x3x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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