Copper w/ Quartz (classic locale)

Phoenix Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan
Small Cabinet, 5.4 x 5.0 x 3.1 cm
Start Time: 11/05/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/12/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A large, complex, two-toned copper crystal is aesthetically cloaked in sparkly drusy quartz and a bit of matrix on the left side on this showy and sculptural old-timer from the famous Phoenix Mine of Copper Country. The mottled red (cuprite) and black (tenorite) tarnish is typical of many Phoenix Mine specimens, but is not diagnostic. It probably dates to prior to World War I. Classic Michigan copper.

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