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Copper

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Copper, 3.6 cm, from an unspecified mine in the Bisbee District, Cochise County, Arizona. Kristalle specimen, ex Melvin H. Elkins collection; Christi Cramer photo.

Product details

SpeciesCopper
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.6 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, Arizona, Bisbee
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record 56 1 page 92
Current owner
Kristalle

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Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Melvin H. ElkinsNot disclosed

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Copper
Mineral guide
Learn about Copper
native copper with spinel-twinned crystals and arborescences; notable from Lake Superior, Itauz, Dongchuan, Corocoro, prized for color and localities.
Copper
Regional guide
Copper from Bisbee, Arizona, USA
Bisbee copper, Arizona — arborescent native copper with cuprite and malachite patina from the Warren district; prized for provenance, crystal form, and oxidize…
Locality guide
Bisbee
Bisbee, USA: a historic copper-ore district famed for blue-green malachite, azurite roses, cuprite, native copper, and sculptural copper-carbonate forms.