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Gypsum with Copper inclusions

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Gypsum with copper inclusions, 9.5 cm, from the Mission pit, Pima District, Pima County, Arizona. Jeff Scovil photo.

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SpeciesCopper, Gypsum
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions9.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, Arizona, Mission complex
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In California page 124
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Steve Hardinger

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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 Mission complex
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Locality guide
Mission complex
Mission complex, USA — Arizona locality famed for delicate gypsum-hosted hairlike native copper; three dimensional windowpane slabs prized by collectors.