Cuprite on Malachite

Mashamba West Mine, Kolwesi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Miniature, 3.8 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm
Start Time: 04/21/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/28/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Nestled in a lustrous, forest green matrix of malachite are a few octahedral, lustrous and slightly translucent, dark red crystals of cuprite, to 1.2 cm on an edge. All the crystals are contacted to some degree but this is still a representative cuprite from this locality. Gorgeous contrast makes this a fine miniature.

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