The Richard M. Geiger Collection
579
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Copper with Cuprite
Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang, Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi, East Region, China
small-cabinet – 5.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
A dense mass of sharply crystalized native copper, roughly one-third of which has been replaced by lustroous deep-red cuprite. Complete all around but for a .5 cm point where it had, presumably, been attached to an even larger mass.
Photos ©2006 Richard Geiger Specimen acquired from Rick Green at ucminerals.com
Mineral Species
Copper
Dana
Strunz
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Also known as:
Cuprite
Dana
Strunz
Crystal System
IMA Chemistry
Elements
IMA #
IMA Status
Also known as:
579
Copper with Cuprite
Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang, Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi, East Region, China