Cuprite with Malachite
specimen number:
4421063
location:
Australia
description:
Neat old time specimen with tiny crystals of cuprite extremely rich across this matrix with green malachite. Collected in the mid 19th century and comes with several antique labels as seen at the end of the video, unfortunately no more locality information than Australia. One of the labels states this piece to 1852.
Size: 9.0 x 7.0 x 4.0 cm (small-cabinet)
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