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Cuprite

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Cuprite

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Description
Locality: 
Dikuluwe Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 6 × 3.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Description

Nice red cuprite crystals sits on a light green copper-based matrix.
Main group of crystals is 1 cm.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

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