Copper, Calcite
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Michigan copper in calcite specimens are certainly one of the most desirable calcite varietals in the world. Most of them were produced prior to World War I. Bright copper within glassy, striated calcite scalenohedrons and rhombs presents a unique and very beautiful calcite specimen. This classic and aesthetic, old-timer features two, glassy, highly lustrous and striated, richly filled, copper in calcite crystals beautifully perched atop matrix, which includes copper leaves and stringers of epidote. The gorgeous, nearly doubly terminated crystal is 3.5 cm and the large, blocky rhomb is 3.8 cm. The scalenohedron is pristine and the large crystal is very minimally impacted by the contacting and cleaving at the end. This is an excellent, old-time representation of this very desirable calcite variety and is accompanied by an older Larry Conklin label.
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| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 08/2024 | Unknown Owner | Not disclosed |
| — | The Arkenstone | Not disclosed |
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native copper with spinel-twinned crystals and arborescences; notable from Lake Superior, Itauz, Dongchuan, Corocoro, prized for color and localities.Regional guide
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