Specimen #683

Name: Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite

Type: Mineral

Locality: Ray Mine, Mineral Creek District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 8 x 6 x 2 cm

Weight: 122

Acquired: 2008-06-03

Source: John Betts

Label: Y

Comment: Transparent red hair-like cuprite crystals, the variety known as chalcotrichite, on greenish chrysocolla-coated matrix. The cuprite crystals look beautiful under magnification. No damage. Ex. A. Goldstein #213.

Minerals: Chalcotrichite Chrysocolla ((Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ n(H₂O)) Cuprite (Cu₂O)

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Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite, Ray Mine, Mineral Creek District, Pinal County, Arizona, 8 x 6 x 2 cm

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