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Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

 
Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 81916
Mineral:Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite
Locality:Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona
Description:Fine red chalcotrichite crystals, the hair-like variety of the mineral species cuprite, covering most of one face of brown matrix. The chalcotrichite crystals are internally transparent causing them to show prominent red color. Ex. C. Graeber
Overall Size:10.5x7x4.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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