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Austinite var. Cuprian Austinite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

 
Austinite var. Cuprian Austinite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Austinite var. Cuprian Austinite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Austinite var. Cuprian Austinite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Austinite var. Cuprian Austinite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 70284
Mineral:Austinite var. Cuprian Austinite
Locality:Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Description:Lustrous transparent olive-green copper-rich austinite crystals in rounded aggregates to 3 mm on brown limonite gossan. The copper-rich variety of austinite is commonly labeled as Cuprian Austinite, though that is not an official species.
Overall Size:4x4x2 cm
Crystals:micro
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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