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Chalcotrichite & Native Copper

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Chalcotrichite & Native Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Ray Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4.1 × 2.1 cm
Description

Litle nests of acicular chalcotrichite - a variety of cuprite - between spinel-law-twinned copper crystals and sheets.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcotrichite

Variety Of: 

Cuprite

Formula: 
Cu2O
Strunz: 
4.AA.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Formula: 
Cu2O
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Colour: 
Red

Copper

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

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