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Cuprite (Var: Chalcotrichite), Smithsonite

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A WEIRD, UNUSUAL, but SHOWY Tsumeb combination specimen! Brick-red cuprite of the variety chalcotrichite encrusts a vug lined with sparkly, cream-colored, botryoidal smithsonite in mostly massive smithsonite matrix. Chalcotrichite is RARE at Tsumeb and I have never seen a robust variety of chalcotrichite like this before - usuaully they are isolated needles! Certainly a RARE varietal. Ex. Rob Smith Collection.

Product details

SpeciesCuprite, Chalcotrichite, Smithsonite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.7 x 6.8 x 5.7 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityNamibia, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Cuprite
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ruby-red copper oxide crystals with brilliant luster, from cubes to octahedra, prized for color, rarity, and historic collecting appeal.
Cuprite
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Cuprite from Tsumeb, Namibia
Tsumeb cuprite — Namibia's famed copper-lead-zinc-silver deposit yields wine-red to cherry-red crystals with brilliant luster, often on calcite or smithsonite.