Cuprite (classic material)

Item Description

The historic copper producing region around Rudabanya dates back to medieval times, and has produced some iconic and well known mineral specimens. The Cuprites from the Andrassy I mine are reminiscent of those from Onganja, Namibia where blood red Cuprite has been coated by oxidized secondary minerals, like Malachite. This piece is a great representative specimen of this beloved material featuring rich red Cuprite in the core, surrounded by what I think is Malachite, but under magnification, I can see the crystals are a very rich chrome green color and quite gemmy, which is not common for the species. This is a great overall association specimen of this classic old time material from Hungary.