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Delafossite Cuprite & Copper

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Delafossite Cuprite & Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 8.5 × 4 cm
Weight: 
615.00gr
Description

Excellent old-timer rich in crystalline Copper, sharp Cuprite crystals  up to 5 mm and roundish aggregates of Delafossite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Delafossite

Formula: 
CuFeO2
Strunz: 
4.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

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