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Copper from Ray Mine, Arizona, USA

Native Copper with Cuprite, 4.2 cm, from the Ray Mine, Dripping Spring Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona.

Featured in Mineral Collections In Arizona-II January-February 2020 Supplement The Mineralogical Record.

Product details

SpeciesCopperCuprite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.2 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, Arizona, Ray Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In Arizona-II January-February 2020 Supplement page 179
Current owner
Chris Whitney-Smith
Chris Whitney-Smith
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Member since 2025

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Copper
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native copper with spinel-twinned crystals and arborescences; notable from Lake Superior, Itauz, Dongchuan, Corocoro, prized for color and localities.
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Ray Mine
Ray Mine, USA — Arizona copper locality famed for bladed native copper twins, chrysocolla, cuprite, and desert-copper specimens prized by collectors.