Cuprite (Gem Crystal)

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The best cuprite in the world, gram for gram, came from this remote gold mine. This totally gemmy, red cuprite crystal glows with even moderate backlighting. It has a natural, lustrous, surface. This is the best thumbnail I have seen from this highly restricted find in a gold mine, where few pieces ever came out. They trickled out for a few years around 1999-2003 or so. Most have damage: this crystal is pristine save for one sub-millimeter ding on one edge only. Otherwise it is 360 degrees, complete. for my eye, this is one of the finest cuprite thumbnails possible to own and was a star piece in the Sherman collection. From the Roland and Kathy Sherman thumbnail collection: they are competitive thumbnail exhibitors from Southern California, specializing in copper species. Joe Budd Photos