Cuprite
specimen number:
5005052
location:
Milpillas mine, Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico
description:
Bright lustrous rich deep red crystals of cuprite measuring to 0.7 cm size thick across the front of this matrix. An excellent example for the species from this Mexican locality, collected in late 2015 or early 2016.
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