Copper with Cuprite (Ernie Schlichter Coll.)

Item Description

Spectacular brick-red coloring, caused by cuprite, really enhances the rich patina of this weirdly/interestingly/curvaceous/crudely crystallized, OLD-TIME copper specimen from the well-known Copper Falls Mine of the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. I really cannot describe the crystallization any other way - see the photos. Neat beast of a copper, whatever you call it! Certainly one of the more unusual Copper Country copper forms, that I have seen. There is also a fair amount of malachite, calcite and quartz encrustations on parts of the specimen, which adds to the character of the piece. Ex the late Ernie Schlichter Collection and valued at $1500. this is a REALLY UNUSUAL copper! it looks like none I have ever seen.