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Malachite after Cuprite

Kyle Kevorkian
Kyle Kevorkian
Los Angeles, California
0 for sale·Member since 2024

Large, perfectly formed skeletal octahedron of Cuprite replaced by Malachite.

Figured in the Lapis Pseudomorph Special Issue (p. 87 - full page picture), Mineralogical Record 2025 Pseudomorph special issue (p. 55), Rocks and Minerals (Vol. 96, Issue #4, p. 362), Mineralogical Record Texas III supplement, p. 137, Unearthed Raw Beauty (LA Natural History Museum special exhibit book, p. 82)

Product details

Species
Cuprite, MalachiteAbout Cuprite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.0 x 3.0 x 3.0 cm
Added on02/08/2026
Locality
France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Chessy copper minesRegional guide →
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collecting In Texas page 138

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
03/2019Kyle KevorkianNot disclosed
—James ZigrasNot disclosed
—Roland ShermanNot disclosed
—Ed DavidNot disclosed

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Cuprite
Mineral guide
Learn about Cuprite
ruby-red copper oxide crystals with brilliant luster, from cubes to octahedra, prized for color, rarity, and historic collecting appeal.
Cuprite
Regional guide
Cuprite from Chessy copper mines, France
from the Chessy copper mines is one of the great small-scale classics of European mineral collecting: compact, sharp, often freestanding crystals whose deep red to purplish cuprite is partly or wholly mantled by green malachite, sometimes perched dramatically on the dark blue azurite that made Chessy famous under the old name “chessylite.” The Chessy aesthetic is not about large cabinet-sized cuprite masses; it is about form, contrast, and pedigree. A fine specimen may be only a centimeter across, yet show a crisp octahedron, a modified octahedron, or a dodecahedral form with enough green replacement to read instantly as a Chessy piece.