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Copper

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Description
Locality: 
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15.5 × 6.3 × 3.2 cm
Description

A very aesthetic, very sculptural, floater copper crystal cluster from the famed New Cornelia (Ajo) Mine.

First off, the copper has a gorgeous patina. The sharp, large, tetrahexahedral crystals are doubly terminated.

Classic, older material from this noted mine that closed in 1972.

Ex Werner Bremicker collection

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Copper

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