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Cuprite & Copper

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Cuprite & Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Funtana Raminosa Mine, Gadoni, Nuore Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 3.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

a large matrix specimen covered by some like tree copper crystals, covered by tiny deep red cuprite crystals

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