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Cuprite over Copper from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

 
Cuprite over Copper from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

Cuprite over Copper from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

Cuprite over Copper from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

Cuprite over Copper from Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 44641
Mineral:Cuprite over Copper
Locality:Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona
Description:Sharp cubo-octahedral red-black cuprite crystals up to 3.5 mm across mixed with botryoidal violet-colored cuprite microcrystals over arborescent native copper. Ex. Chas. W. Velte Jr. (1914-1987) collection #57
Overall Size:4.5x4x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 3.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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