| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Russia > Copper pseudomorphs after Cuprite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 77242 |
| Mineral: | Copper pseudomorphs after Cuprite |
| Locality: | Rubtovskiy (Rubtsovskoe) District, Rudnyi Altai, Altai Krai, Russia |
| Description: | Lustrous gray-metallic octahedral cuprite crystals to 30 mm partially pseudomorphed from within to native copper. The cuprite crystallized first, then altered from within to native copper, maintaining the cuprite shape. Collected ca. 2010 |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x3x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 4-30 mm pseudos |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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