Cuprite
specimen number:
4521073
location:
Phoenix mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
description:
Red lustrous crystals of cuprite to 0.5 cm in size across this matrix. Negative impressions in the matrix of what appear to have been crystals of quartz now gone are present. Comes with an antique label.
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