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Copper, Malachite

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Talk about a piece of history: a copper-mineral specimen from the old mining and shoot-em-up western frontier town of Tombstone, Wyatt Earp's stomping ground! This is a specimen of fibrous malachite and native copper, out of the Richard Hauck Collection. with label 6.3 x 5.4 x 3.7cm

Product details

SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.3 x 5.4 x 3.7 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
Learn about Copper
native copper with spinel-twinned crystals and arborescences; notable from Lake Superior, Itauz, Dongchuan, Corocoro, prized for color and localities.
Copper
Regional guide
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…