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Copper

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“Elvis” is a 10.5-cm cluster of branching, elongated copper crystals from Michigan, as depicted in Mineral Treasures of the World, the catalog of the exhibition presented by the Geological Museum of China and The Collector’s Edge Minerals, Inc., Beijing, China, 2010. From Wards Natural Science Establishment to Jack Zektzer. Collector’s Edge photo by Richard Jackson.

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SpeciesCopper
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, Michigan
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 331
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William Severance

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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Wards Natural Science EstablishmentNot 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 Michigan
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Locality guide
Michigan
Michigan, USA — renowned for the Keweenaw Peninsula native copper district, with dramatic copper forms and associated minerals; a top pick for collectors.