COPPER pseudomorph after CUPRITE


Specimen: #21310
Locality: Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
Size: 25mm x 24mm x 22mm
Size description: Toenail
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Price: USD 240   ADD TO CART

A superb specimen of cuprite crystal completely pseudomorphed by copper from the famous Poteryaevskoe Mine, Rubtsovskoe Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Russia. It displays sharp cuprite octahedron shape. It has been replaced and pseudomorphed by copper, keeping the octahedral shape. The unusual aspect of this pseudomorph is that the copper forms small clusters with copper-brown color. Complete all over. For references see the issue of The Mineralogical Record vol. 45, # 4, July-August 2014. In superb condition. On acrylic base.

Exceptional pseudomorph!

 



COPPER pseudomorph after CUPRITE

COPPER pseudomorph after CUPRITE

COPPER pseudomorph after CUPRITE

COPPER pseudomorph after CUPRITE