AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Cuprite with minor Native Copper |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 75490 |
Mineral: | Cuprite with minor Native Copper |
Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
Description: | Lustrous metallic-looking translucent dark-red cuprite crystals to 4 mm on brown matrix that contains specks of native copper. The cuprite crystals are a combination of octahedral, cubic, and dodecahedral forms and exhibit excellent red translucency. Collected in 2015 |
Overall Size: | 4x4x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-3 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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