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Pyrobitumen & Native Copper

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Pyrobitumen & Native Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Sandy Flat Mine, Redbank, Wollogorang Station, Roper Gulf Region, Northern Territory, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 2.9 × 2 cm
Description

A fascinating specimen of lusterous black pyrobitumen in rounded masses throughout a group of finely crystallised branching native copper from the Sandy Flat Pipe at the Red Bank Mine in the Northern Territory.

The native copper has a rich red brown patina that contrast well with the bright pyrobitumen

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Copper

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

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