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Cuprite & Copper

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Cuprite & Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Daye Iron Mine, Tieshan, Huangshi Prefectature, Hubei Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14 × 9.5 × 3.5 cm
Weight: 
730.00gr
Description

Very rich specimen of lustrous cuprite crystals and golden brown crystallized native copper on both sides of the specimen.

Beautiful and good display specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

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

Copper

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