Cuprite
specimen number:
5003586
location:
Milpillas mine, Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico
description:
Lustrous deep red octahedral crystals of cuprite measuring to 0.5 cm in size throughout this matrix. Good example for the species from this prolific Mexican locality, this was collected sometime between 2015 and 2016.
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