Native Copper xls w/ Epidote (Sal Avella Coll.)

Item Description

This sculptural and showy old-time copper specimen features intergrown, euhedral to sharp, crystals nicely accented with embedded epidote. The piece has a nice patina and the large compound crystal is 4.5 cm. Copper Harbor is an old Keweenaw Peninsula mining district that ended up not being as productive as mines further south, and was abandoned after mining for only a few years. This would date to the late 1800s or early 1900s. Ex Sal Avella Copper Collection.