Cuprite
specimen number:
4273034
location:
Mufulira mine, CopperBelt, Zambia
description:
Octahedral crystals of cuprite to 0.5 cm in size on matrix. The specimen is quite heavy and I suspect native copper present throughout as well. Neat locality example for the species.
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