Cuprite on Copper
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This thin, dendritic, "fan" of 100% crystallized copper has been colored red by the minute inclusion of cuprite. There are also several, lustrous, red, SHARP crystals of cuprite, to 1 mm across, scattered on the copper specimen....all those bumps you can see in the large version of the top-right image. Unusual! If not from Charlie himself, and with those sharp little primary cuprites perched on top to mark this as not being from Michigan, I would frankly not believe it. A significant piece because few Tsumeb collections are graced by an aesthetic copper: despite its mineralogical wealth of copper based minerals, Tsumeb seems to have rarely produced good primary copper in crystalline form
Product details
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.5 x 3.9 x 0.5 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityNamibia, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb
Known provenance
| 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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