Cuprite & Copper (Bruce Murphy Coll.)

Item Description

Well-crystallized cuprite is RARE from the famous Ajo District, compared to Bisbee. This aesthetic and rich miniature combination is highlighted by numerous clusters of larger and smaller lustrous, wine-red cuprite crystals, that GLOW with cherry-red color under bright. The cuprites are embedded on the uncommon sculptural matrix of intergrown spherical aggregates of very sharp to subhedral copper crystals with a fine patina. The bit of embedded matrix is a fine accent to this excellent combination rarity from the Bruce Murphy Arizona Collection. Ajo specimens are more uncommon than those from prolific Bisbee or other famous Arizona localities.