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Cuprite & Copper

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Cuprite & Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Likasi Mine, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm
Description

Rich aggregate of aerial rare cubic crystal of cuprite, with edges modified by rhombic dodecahedron and octahedron, on a matrix of crystallized cuprite. Gemmyness is good and with intense cherry red colour enhanced by oblique illumination.

The specimen is from the collection of Michel Houssa, a well-known Belgian collector of Congo minerals.

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

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