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Mineral Specimens with Copper
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3.2 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm. An NEAT, showy and old-time Copper Country combination specimen of three, crudely crystallized silver "balls" resting on crystallized copper with a nice patina and accented by green epidote and a bit of calcite. Silver balls are a rarity from Copper Country and this is a pretty darn good piece. Ex Seaman Museum Collection.
6.9 x 5.4 x 3.1 cm. A beautifully crystallized copper specimen from the classic White Pine locality in Michigan! It has a stunning branching form, with two "antlers" spiked with sharp spinel twins. It has a beautiful antique patina, and can be displayed attractively from nearly any direction. Very sculptural, just a fine Michigan copper!
2.3 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm. From the outstanding copper collection of the A. E. Seaman Museum, a bushy cluster consisting completely of sharp spinel-twinned crystals, an old-timer from the Quincy Mine.
2.4 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm. Sharp, lustrous copper crystals form an excellent, two-sided thumbnail from Michigan’s famed Copper Country. This piece has as BEAUTIFUL patina and some of the crystals are hoppered, a very nice effect. Ex. Seaman Museum Collection.
2.5 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm. Here is a wonderful thumbnail size specimen of the famous pseudomorphs of Copper after Aragonite from Corocoro. These floater specimens are well known from Bolivia for their great form and color, and this piece has the classic and unique form that has made these pieces some of the most well known and highly sought after pseudomorphs around. This specimen is a very fine example of this material. There hasn’t been any significant amount of these specimens on the market in approximately 25 years, and they are often only found in old collections.
4.5 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm. An UNUSUAL, UNIQUE and showy specimen from the famed Emke Mine at Onganja of chalcotrichite included in calcite with TWO habits of copper. Leaf copper is VERY UNCOMMON from the Emke Mine and having the scattering of tiny, elongated, spinel-twined copper crystals on and in calcite crystals is a nice addition. The rosette-like cluster of included calcite crystals on the extended copper leaf is striking. The copper has a very nice patina and the overall piece has a very sculptural form.
3.7 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm. A fine thumber of copper from the Itauz Mine, which is not currently producing more of these world-class crystallized coppers. This one combined the herringbone style with spinel twins - it is ornately crystallized from top to bottom.
2.0 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm. Here is a wonderful thumbnail size specimen of the famous pseudomorphs of Copper after Aragonite from Corocoro. These floater specimens are well known from Bolivia for their great form and color, and this piece has the classic and unique form that has made these pieces some of the most well known and highly sought after pseudomorphs around. This specimen is a very fine example of this material. There has not been any significant amount of these specimens on the market in approximately 25 years, and they are often only found in old collections.
5.0 x 4.6 x 1.0 cm. A very showy and fine, arborescent cluster of sharp, elongated, two-toned copper crystals with a nice patina from the famed Ajo District of Arizona. Some of the crystals are also lightly hoppered. This fine, two-sided copper has excellent aesthetics. The top crystals look like a fantastic animal/insect head with open jaws, large teeth and two ears (a dragon?). Ex. George Elling Collection.
6.1 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm. A well-crystallized, showy, OLD-TIME copper specimen from the Copper Country of Michigan. The copper crystal nest consists of elongated, club-like, tetrahexahedral crystals, blocky tetrahexahedral crystals and flattened copper crystals. The crystals have a nice brown patina. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection.
10.6 x 7.4 x 2.1 cm. At first glance, you might think this large, fan-like specimen of crystallized copper is from the recent finds at the Itauz Mine in Kazakhstan. But no, this is actually a CHINESE specimen (China is not known for its coppers, as compared to other minerals). But the Daye Mine has produced such an exciting variety of specimens; it is not surprising that you would see a crystallized copper from here. This large, flat specimen has a delicate, branching structure.
5.2 x 1.3 x 0.4 cm. A fine specimen of crystallized copper from the fabulous finds at the Itauz Mine, which over the past few years turned out copper specimens that can hold their own with just about any, from anywhere. This elegant, sculptural mini consists of sharp spinel-twinned crystals climbing upwards in a pleasing arrangement.
7.7 x 4.3 x 0.5 cm. A SIMPLY ELEGANT, arborescent latticework of spinel-twinned copper crystals from the 2006 finds at the Itauz Mine of Kazakhstan. The cuprite coating adds beautifully to this artistic piece. Ex. Karl Warning Collection.
3.7 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm. Exquisite ''bonsai tree'' of spinel-twinned Copper branches that drape down over both massive and beautifully crystalline Calcite. The delicate Copper branches have gorgeous crystallization and lovely patina.
3.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm. Cubic copper crystals are a RARE crystal form from the Copper Country of Michigan and this excellent and showy nest of very sharp and lustrous copper crystals with nice patina is LOADED with cubes! This is CLASSIC, OLD-TIME material from the famous Central Mine, which closed in 1898.
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