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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 59234 |
| Mineral: | Cuprite on Copper |
| Locality: | Mina Mantos de Cuba, Inca de Oro, Chaņaral Province, Atacama, Chile |
| Description: | Bright metallic native copper crystals to 0.5 mm partially overgrown with lustrous translucent dark-red cubo-octahedral cuprite crystals to 3 mm. Under magnification both the copper crystals and cuprite crystals are seen to be sharp and well formed. Ex. B. Gaber collection #1598; acquired from K. Roberts |
| Overall Size: | 5.5x5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.2-3.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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