Calcite with Copper
specimen number:
1451112
location:
Quincy mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
description: Numerous large thick lustrous highly translucent copper included crystals of scalenohedral calcite measuring to 5.5 cm in size across the top of this matrix. Slight cleaving present, not atypical of these. This is shown in the video. These are incredibly large crystals for this Michigan classic. Crystallized native copper scattered throughout.
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