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Copper (crystallized copper in basalt) from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

 
Copper (crystallized copper in basalt) from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Copper (crystallized copper in basalt) from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Copper (crystallized copper in basalt) from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Copper (crystallized copper in basalt) from Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

DESCRIPTION:No. 52628
Mineral:Copper (crystallized copper in basalt)
Locality:Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey
Description:Large gray-brown basalt sawn through to reveal matched halves of native copper crystallized in swirling patterns of fine arborescent copper crystals. Matched pairs of sawn copper specimens are uncommon from the locality. Ex. Robert Hauck collection, co-founder of the Sterling Hill Mining Museum.
Overall Size:12x12x10 cm closed
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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