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Cuprite

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Description
Locality: 
Onganja Mine, Seeis, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Recently I got a small lot of cuprites from Onganja, which were found for a very short period in the mid 70ìes.

This one is 4 x 3 cm and has a sharp crystal in the middle of matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

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