CUPRITE, COPPER, SILVER


Specimen: #13807
Locality: Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
Size: 35mm x 25mm x 20mm
Size description: Miniature
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Very rare combo specimen of Cuprite with Copper and minor Silver. The Silver is very uncommon minerals for Rubtsovskoe Cu-Zn-Pb deposit. Many sharp and lustrous dark Cuprite octahedrons grow in a cluster. Some small clusters of Copper grow among them. Micro crystals of Silver are seen on the Copper. Displays nicely from many angles. For references see the issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 45, # 4, July-August 2014. In very good condition – some small nicks and contacts. On acrylic base.

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CUPRITE, COPPER, SILVER

CUPRITE, COPPER, SILVER

CUPRITE, COPPER, SILVER

CUPRITE, COPPER, SILVER