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Cuprite Psm Aragonite

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Cuprite Psm Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 1.6 × 1.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.60cm
Description

A brown, hexagonal cuprite pseudomorph after aragonite, 1.6 cm across with no matrix from the world-famous locality Corocoro in Bolivia. This pseudomorph is the rarer type of the cuprite psedomorphing aragonite, the more common type are the copper pseudomorphs after aragonite from the same locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

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

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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