Cuprite w/ Cerussite (Shields Flynn Coll.)

Item Description

Sharp, lustrous, metallic wine-red cuprite crystals, to 5 mm, are richly scattered on all sides of the combination small cabinet matrix. The cuprites GLOW with classic cherry-red color, when brightly lit. The sculptural botryoidal matrix is banded goethite and glassy, smoky cerussites scattered about are a fine accessory. Some of the cerussites are exposed within the goethite botryoids, adding pizzazz. Unusual style and excellent cuprite combination material from the Shields Flynn Collection.