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Cuprite On Native Copper

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Cuprite On Native Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Dzhezkazgan, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 5.7 × 1 cm
Description

Lustrous and sharp cuprite crystals sitting on sculptural native copper sheet.

Attractive specimen from Armin Wendland collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprite

Formula: 
Cu2O
Strunz: 
4.AA.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Copper

Formula: 
Cu
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0