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Cuprite

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Cuprite

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Description
Locality: 
Rudabánya, Rudabányai Mountains, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.6 × 1.6 cm
Description

An excellent thumbnail from this famous classic locality. The crystal is complete and sharp terminated allround. The faces show a early stage of replacement by malachite. Hard to capture sharpness of termination with the camera, much better in person.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

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