Copper after Cuprite
specimen number:
1791070
location:
Rubtsovskoe Mine, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Russia
description:
Superb pseudomorph example showing what were once sharp octahedral crystals of cuprite measuring to 1.5 cm in size, these in a cluster in now replaced by native copper crystals. There are no points of attachment and this is complete all around. In excellent condition.
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