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Calcite, Copper

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A fine, old-time, combination specimen from the famous mines at Bisbee. Frosted, colorless calcite scalenohedrons, many doubly terminated, richly and aesthetically cover the 3-dimensional matrix of hackly copper, which includes spinel-twins and uncommon twisted copper wires. Ex. Dennis Mullane Bisbee Collection.

Product details

SpeciesCopper, Calcite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.4 x 3.4 x 2.6 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityUSA, Arizona, Bisbee

Known provenance

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

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Copper
Mineral guide
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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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Copper from Bisbee, Arizona, USA
Bisbee copper, Arizona — arborescent native copper with cuprite and malachite patina from the Warren district; prized for provenance, crystal form, and oxidize…