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Copper from Chino Mine, Santa Rita District, Grant County, New Mexico

 
Copper from Chino Mine, Santa Rita District, Grant County, New Mexico

Copper from Chino Mine, Santa Rita District, Grant County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 64510
Mineral:Copper
Locality:Chino Mine, Santa Rita District, Grant County, New Mexico
Description:Crystallized formation of native copper crystals (naturally occurring copper crystals) on gray matrix. The copper crystals are a flattened formation that crystallized in fractures in the country rock that confined growth to the width of the fracture. Ex. Lucile Squier (1905-2007) collection #273
Overall Size:4.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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