CUPRITE floater


Specimen: #13098
Locality: Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
Size: 29mm x 20mm x 22mm
Size description: Toenail
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Superb Cuprite crystal with the shape of razor sharp octahedron. It has perfect geometry, metallic and lustrous faces. Complete all over floater with one penetration twinning. On a strong back light the tips are slightly gemmy with red color. For references see the issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 45, # 4, July-August 2014. In very good condition – some small nicks.

Excellent Cuprite from this closed mine!



CUPRITE floater

CUPRITE floater

CUPRITE floater

CUPRITE floater

CUPRITE floater