Cuprite on NATIVE Copper with Quartz - image 1
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Cuprite on NATIVE Copper with Quartz

Unknown Owner
This truly exceptional Cornish Cuprite is from the little known Wheal Druid, a small copper mine which amalgamated with the larger Carn Brea mine in 1831. Small cabinet in size, its form is extremely distinctive, comprising a 'web' of Native Copper filaments concealed beneath a coating of bright, reflective, dark purple Cuprite crystals alongside one edge of which are Milky Quartz crystals. Under magnification and illumination the Cuprite crystals transform from purple to gemmy ruby red crystals, mostly octahedral in form. There are no accompanying labels to provide any additional background to its history, but it is a really lovely Cornish Cuprite.

Product details

Species
Cuprite, Quartz, CopperAbout Cuprite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions9.2 x 5.8 x 3.9 cm
Added on12/02/2024
Locality
UK, England, Wheal Druid

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
01/2026Unknown Owner$750.00
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Cuprite
Mineral guide
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ruby-red copper oxide crystals with brilliant luster, from cubes to octahedra, prized for color, rarity, and historic collecting appeal.
Regional guide
Cuprite from Wheal Druid
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