| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from England > Cuprite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 24400 |
| Mineral: | Cuprite |
| Locality: | Phoenix United Mine, Linkinhorne, Caradon, Cornwall, England |
| Description: | Many octahedral crystals of dark-red cuprite on milky quartz matrix. When viewed under magnification, the cuprite crystals can be seen to be translucent and exceptionally sharp crystal form. Most of the crystals are complete and undamaged. Ex. Robert Karr collection (California) |
| Overall Size: | 3.5x2.5x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-3 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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