Cuprite from Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 68352
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| Mineral: | Cuprite
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| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Large specimen of lustrous translucent red-metallic cuprite crystals exposed on one face of gray matrix. The cuprite crystallized in a vein running through the matrix and was exposed when split apart revealing crystal faces where the vein was wide. Collected in 2015 |
| Overall Size: | 17x9.5x9 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-4 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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