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Cuprite On Native Copper

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Cuprite On Native Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2 × 3.5 × 2 cm
Description

Translucent ruby red crystals of cuprite covering strands of native copper on quartz matrix.

A small bit very pretty old time specimen from the Carn Brea Mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

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

Copper

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