Copper (new find) (unique locality specimen)

Item Description

Most people are familiar with the Copper pseudomorphs after Aragonite from this locality, but to find non-pseudomorphic, crystalline native Copper is rather rare. This aesthetic, "fan"-like "leaf" of Copper is a great smaller display specimen from this historic locality. On the micro level the piece displays very unusual "dendrites" that gives the piece an amazingly organic appearance. I have never seen Copper specimens like this from Corocoro, and this particular specimen was mined a few months ago (early 2011). It almost resembles some form of aquatic sea life, like coral and I've even heard them compared to ginko leaves. This piece is one of the more interesting and one-of-a-kind specimens from Corocoro that I have offered due to it's interesting shape. Good Bolivian Coppers are not common on the market, and I'm told that the locality was recently purchased by a Korean mining company, so collecting and obtaining specimens will become very difficult in the future. If you're a Copper collector, I'm certain that you do not have one of these in your collection. Valued at $300.