Cuprite on Dolomite

$1,500.00 €1,354 £1,160.00 approx.

This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.

ID: CC7083

A lustrous maroon red crystal of Cuprite measuring to 9mm sits on a crystal matrix of creamy Dolomite from the Tsumeb Mine, Namibia. Displaying several crystal faces but essentially cubooctahedral in habit abuts against a crystallised Cuprite.

Details

Dimensions: 3.8 × 3.0 × 2.8 cm
Categories: Oxides and Hydroxides
Locality: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region (Otjikoto Region), Namibia

Minerals on Specimen

Minerals on specimen: Cuprite, Dolomite

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