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Native Copper

ex Roland THomas Collection #422

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Description
Locality: 
Ting-Tang Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 4.1 × 4 cm
Description

 A rich cover of reddish purple crystals and crystalline crust over a brecciated quartz matrix.

This is a C19th specimen and was formerly in the R. Polkinghorne Collection

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Copper

Formula: 
Cu
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Provenance

Roland Thomas Collection

Some History
Name: 
Roland Thomas
Dates: 
Present
Type: 
Collector/Collection
Specialisms: 
Fluorite, North of England, Aesthetics
About

Roland (and his wife Audrey) have been active mineral collectors throughout the last 40 or 50 years.

Roland's first and foremost...

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