Cuprite
at-auction$ 50
- Locality
- Red Dome Mine, Mungana, Queensland, Australia
- Minerals
- Cuprite
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- SID
- R472
Transparent single Cuprite crystal from the famous Red Dome mine, considered by many to have produced the world's best Cuprite specimens. The crystal has good crystal faces on front and is incomplete on the back. It lights up like a piece of red glass when backlit - it's entirely transparent! Weighs 12.15 carats. Valued at $500.