Cuprite (Panczner Coll.)

Item Description

An old Arizona classic, in large size! Sculptural, very rich two-sided small cabinet matrix cuprite from the famous Ray Mine. An artistic two-sided folded blanket of densely intergrown lustrous cherry-red to metallic gray cuprite crystals is aesthetically attached to the blocky matrix. The sharp translucent cherry-red crystals glow with beautiful richness, when brightly lit. Ex Bill Panczner Collection:Bill was the first Curator of Earth Science at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum in 1974 and the author of the 1987 book Minerals of Mexico. It is the most thorough summary of the subject. Read about Bill in the Mineralogical Record Biographical Archive at: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/labels.asp?colid=841. Choice and classic two-sided cuprite from the locale. Unusually, this one is on matrix, which makes it present very well and makes it stand out from most, so we value this highly, for what it is.