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Chalcotrichite & Cuprite

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Chalcotrichite & Cuprite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Description

Beautiful fine needles of fiery-red cuprite ( var. chalcotrichite )

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcotrichite

Variety Of: 

Cuprite

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

Cuprite

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