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Cuprite

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Description
Locality: 
South Caradon Mine, St Cleer, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm
Description

Heavy specimen hosting many cuprite crystals on quartz matrix. 

Rich sample, historic specimen from a collection build up in the 60s. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

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