Cuprite var: Chalcotrichite (rare locality specimen)

Item Description

In my experiecne, it's quite rare to find specimens of Chalcotrichite (the acicular variety of Cuprite) from the famous New Cornelia Mine in Ajo, Arizona. I can only remember having had a select few of them over the years to offer. This piece features a patch of metallic, bright red color, somewhat matted, "needle"-like crystals of Chalcotrichite on matrix. Small colorless scalenohedral Calcites can also be seen on the piece for a nice touch. A cool locality specimen from this well-known Arizona locale. The little crystals are best seen under magnification, and we've photographed them with a macro lens to better illustrate the quality.
Ex Les Presmyk / De Natura specimen.