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Cuprite Psm Native Copper

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Cuprite Psm Native Copper

Ex J & S Mommers

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Description
Locality: 
Kintore Open Cut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 2.1 × 1.7 cm
Description

A branching cluster of spinel twinned native copper altered to cuprite. The ends of the spinal twins, the top of the cluster is finshed with an altered group of malachite and brochantite coated cuprite crystals. Over the top of the psm copper is a scattering of red cuprite octahedra with a blue blue film of chrysocolla.

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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