Native Elements
Native Copper
$2,000.00 €1,694 £1,460.00 approx. This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.
ID:
CC8560
An impressive, almost 21 cm long branching structure of crystallised Native Copper from the stratiform silver and copper deposit at Rudabánya in Hungary, a 10 km long zone of mining activity since medieval times. Native Copper often occurs as branch-like formations, but in this large cabinet specimen it does actually look like a gnarled tree or menacing outstretched branches in an enchanted wood! The central stem is thick enough to lend great rigidity while the diverging branch-like structures sub-divide, often forming long and slender spinel law twins. Virtually the entire specimen is formed from Native Copper crystals, displaying numerous habits which will provide hours of enjoyable study under a lens. The Native Copper’s patina also varies greatly, from reddish tinged sooty black through metallic dull copper, tan, light biscuit and copper-red. A little matrix still adheres to the Copper here and there. A beautiful and fascinating Native Copper from Hungary.