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Copper pseudomorphs after Cuprite from Rubtovskiy (Rubtsovskoe) District, Rudnyi Altai, Altai Krai, Russia

 
Copper pseudomorphs after Cuprite from Rubtovskiy (Rubtsovskoe) District, Rudnyi Altai, Altai Krai, Russia

Copper pseudomorphs after Cuprite from Rubtovskiy (Rubtsovskoe) District, Rudnyi Altai, Altai Krai, Russia

Copper pseudomorphs after Cuprite from Rubtovskiy (Rubtsovskoe) District, Rudnyi Altai, Altai Krai, Russia

Copper pseudomorphs after Cuprite from Rubtovskiy (Rubtsovskoe) District, Rudnyi Altai, Altai Krai, Russia

Copper pseudomorphs after Cuprite from Rubtovskiy (Rubtsovskoe) District, Rudnyi Altai, Altai Krai, Russia

Copper pseudomorphs after Cuprite from Rubtovskiy (Rubtsovskoe) District, Rudnyi Altai, Altai Krai, Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 77242
Mineral:Copper pseudomorphs after Cuprite
Locality:Rubtovskiy (Rubtsovskoe) District, Rudnyi Altai, Altai Krai, Russia
Description:Lustrous gray-metallic octahedral cuprite crystals to 30 mm partially pseudomorphed from within to native copper. The cuprite crystallized first, then altered from within to native copper, maintaining the cuprite shape. Collected ca. 2010
Overall Size:4.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:4-30 mm pseudos
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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