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Native Copper

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Native Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Caledonia Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.6 × 4.5 × 3 cm
Description

A bright dramatic Native Copper with some traces of Epidote from The Keweenaw peninsula. Due to the formation of the Copper in the basalts, you can find some weird combinations of Elements with these silicates. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Copper

Formula: 
Cu
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
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