Copper (excellent crystal habit)

Item Description

Check out the gorgeous arborescent form of this completely crystallized specimen of native copper from recent finds (2007) at the Itauz Mine! The overall spinel-twinned form is composed entirely of sharp tetrahexahedral crystals with a very nice variable patina, including some tenorite coating. This mine has on-and-off produced some of the greatest crystallized coppers ever seen, in a variety of forms, as the strip mining has come back around occasionally to the specimen-producing zone. This is an excellent example of this habit and style for the locality.