Cuprite
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- Milpillas Mine, Sonora, Mexico
- Minerals
- Cuprite
- Dimensions
- 10.3 x 6.6 x 6.3 cm
- Size class
- Cabinet
- SID
- SM720
Mirror-like, silver-metallic lustre on sharp cuprite crystals to about 5mm from this famous locale.
One side has an open vein area in host matrix with the larger crystals and the other side has a much finer
coverage of oriented micro crystals. A very rich copper ore specimen weighing 632 grams or 1lb, 6oz.