Calcite-with-Copper
specimen number:
8601201
location:
Bufa Mine, La Bufa, Mun. de Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
description:
Classic Mexican material showing gemmy colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals to 1.3 cm in height across the top of this matrix. Approximately one half of the matrix is then scattered richly with crystallized native copper as coatings and inclusions. In good condition with minimal cleaving present.
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