Copper; Magnetite and Calcite

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Copper (11 cm) from the Rocklands mine, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. Magnetite and calcite (19 cm) from the Mount Biggenden mine, Biggenden, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Man Cheung.

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SpeciesCopper, Calcite, Magnetite

SizeLarge Cabinet

Dimensions19.0 x 11.0 cm

Added on02/13/2026

LocalityAustralia, Queensland, Mount Biggenden

Publications

Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In Australia page 45

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Tony Forsyth

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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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