AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Cuprite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 59972 |
Mineral: | Cuprite |
Locality: | Ray Shaft, Mineral Creek District, Pinal County, Arizona |
Description: | Lustrous translucent dark-red cubic cuprite crystals on dark oxide-rich matrix. The cuprite crystals are in shallow cavities scattered throughout the matrix. Some of the cuprite crystals are cubo-octahedral form. Ex. Dr. Donald Miller collection; collected early-mid 1900s. |
Overall Size: | 11x10x6 cm |
Crystals: | 0.2-2.5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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