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Cuprite

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Description
Locality: 
Wheal Phoenix, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 6 × 2.5 cm
Description

Gem like cuprite crystals 1 - 2.5 mm in size with limonite.

Nice old time specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

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