• Cuprite on Quartz
  • Cuprite on Quartz
  • Cuprite on Quartz
  • Cuprite on Quartz
  • Cuprite on Quartz
  • Cuprite on Quartz
  • Cuprite on Quartz
  • Cuprite on Quartz
  • Cuprite on Quartz
  • Cuprite on Quartz
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Cuprite on Quartz

ID: CC1376

A fabulous specimen of Cornish Cuprite. The specimen consists dominantly of Cuprite of particularly well formed sharp octahedral crystals measuring to 0.5cm on edge, investing cavity's in the milky Quartz matrix. The Cuprite crystals are dark maroon with a fine lustre. A classic old time Cornish Cuprite.

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Dimensions
6.2 × 5.0 × 3.7 cm
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Locality
Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, Europe

Minerals on Specimen

Minerals on specimen
Cuprite

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