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Native Copper & Cuprite

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Native Copper & Cuprite

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Description
Locality: 
Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 4.7 × 4 cm
Description

A rather unusual specimen from this lesser known copper & gold mining area. This piece is very heavy for its size and comprises a massive goethite matrix full of stringers of native copper and associated small pockets of micro cuprite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Copper

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

Cuprite

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