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Luminous Deep-Red Cuprite

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Luminous deep-red cuprite from the Mashamba West Mine, DR Congo. Formerly in the collections of Bob Jones and Ron Blackstone, and featured in the Flagg Mineral Foundation Members’ section of Mineral Collections in Arizona-II, the 2020 supplement to The Mineralogical Record.

Product details

SpeciesCuprite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.0 cm
Added on09/26/2026
LocalityDR Congo, Lualaba, Mashamba West Mine
RepairsNone
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections in Arizona-II January-February 2020 supplement page 27
Current owner
Chris Whitney-Smith
Chris Whitney-Smith
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Member since 2025

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