Copper
specimen number:
9711615
location:
Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
description:
A neat example of what is known as a copper skull, this where crystallized copper formed around amygdules. This one is quite unusual as it exhibits multiple skulls instead of usually what one sees is just a single skull. The specimen comes with a previous label from the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum of Michigan Tech collection as seen at the end of the video.
Size: 12.0 x 11.0 x 10.0 cm (cabinet)
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