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Cuprite from Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Sonora, Mexico

$8,500.00

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Wonderful bright deep red skeletal crystals of cuprite to 1.5 cm in size in an open shallow pocket on this snake shaped matrix. In excellent condition, these crystals are translucent and really light up bright with strong lighting.

Product details

SpeciesCuprite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.0 x 3.0 x 1.5 cm
Listed on07/16/2026
LocalityMexico, Sonora, Milpillas Mine
SKU9501522

Current owner

WM
Weinrich MineralsFeatured
3,402 for sale·9 sold

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Cuprite
Mineral guide
Learn about Cuprite
ruby-red copper oxide crystals with brilliant luster, from cubes to octahedra, prized for color, rarity, and historic collecting appeal.
Cuprite
Regional guide
Cuprite from Milpillas Mine, Mexico
from Milpillas Mine, Mexico — sharp octahedral crystals, deep red translucency with metallic luster, contrasting pale matrix, prized by collectors.
Locality guide
Milpillas Mine
Milpillas Mine, Mexico — defining modern locality famed for electric indigo azurite and sculptural malachite, with rare volborthite, dioptase, and cuprite.