Cuprite
specimen number:
4272737
location:
Rubtsovskoe Mine, Rudnyi Altai, Altaiskii Krai, Russia
description:
A loose grouping of enormous semi lustrous deep red octahedral cuprite crystals. These are exceptionally large crystals for the species. This is crystallized completely all around with some matrix attached on the bottom side. In very good condition, what at first appears to be slight chipping is actually naturally crystallized.
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