Cuprite with Chrysocolla
specimen number:
3651314
location:
Kambove West Mine, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
description:
Deep red lustrous octahedral crystals of cuprite to 1.0 cm in size on a bluish chrysocolla matrix. What at first appears to be chipping along the right edge of the piece is completely natural.
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