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Chalcotrichite

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Chalcotrichite

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Description
Locality: 
Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

This specimen has numerous alcoves containing tiny reflective crystals of bright red chalcotrichite. A nice example of a less frequently offered mineral.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcotrichite

Variety Of: 

Cuprite

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