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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 75481 |
| Mineral: | Cuprite |
| Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent deep-red cuprite crystals that formed in a thin fracture in brown rock. The cuprite crystals cubo-octahedral form with dodecahedral edge faces. The large cuprite crystals shows excellent internal clarity. One of the best I obtained. Collected ca. 2016 |
| Overall Size: | 8x5x4.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-7 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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