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Cuprite & Native Silver

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Cuprite & Native Silver

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Description
Locality: 
Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe, Rudnyi Altai, Altai Krai, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

A cluster of silvery cuprite octahedra with small patches of native silver. Ruby red colour shows up under strong lighting. Small nibbles to the edges not visible to the naked eye.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

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

Silver

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