Cuprite
specimen number:
8632795
location:
Ray mine, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
description:
Sparkling deep red crystals of cuprite throughout this matrix with a second-generation of crystallized cuprite, these more of a lighter red and acicular in nature. This latter type of crystallization for the species is known as chalcotrichite.
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