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Cuprite

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Cuprite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Rudabánya, Rudabányai Mountains, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.5 × 1.4 cm
Description

The crystal is sharp terminated and developed as floater - all faces show this typical green layer caused by alteration and changed to malachite. This size is alraedy remarkable and this early stage of alteration which still shows this sharp termiantion makes the specimen very special for this famous classic locality. No significant damages to report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

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