Mineral Specimens with Copper

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MD-174236 - Malachite, Copper - - Archived
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
miniature, 4.5 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm.
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Malachite, Copper from Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-174236a.jpg]

4.5 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm. A delicate miniature with native copper shining through the malachite like copper snow on a dendritic Christmas tree. Ex. Willy Israel Collection.

MD-174613 - Cuprite, Copper - - Archived
Ray Mine, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
small cabinet, 6.2 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm.
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Cuprite, Copper from Ray Mine, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-174613a.jpg]

6.2 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm. A sculptural, latticework and box-work of rust-red, cuprite-coated, flattened spinel-twinned copper crystals with a bit of attached matrix from the famous Ray Mine of Arizona. Ex. Stoudt Collection.

MD-176707 - Copper, Aragonite - - Archived
Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
thumbnail, 2.0 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm.
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Copper, Aragonite from Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-176707a.jpg]

2.0 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm. This copper pseudomorph after aragonite is a “floater” consisting of one long prismatic crystal with a halo of smaller stubbier crystals bursting from the center of the bigger prism.


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MD-177348 - Copper, Cuprite, Calcite - - Archived
Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
small cabinet, 8.2 x 7.3 x 7.2 cm.
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Copper, Cuprite, Calcite from Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-177348a.jpg]

8.2 x 7.3 x 7.2 cm. This is a beautiful combination of rich native copper, bright, blood-red cuprite and contrasting, white calcite, referred to as campbellite from this mine. 571 grams or 1.4 pounds. Ex. Stoudt Collection.

MD-177370 - Copper, Gypsum - - Archived
Mission Mine (Mission underground mine), Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona,
cabinet, 9.9 x 4.2 x 1.1 cm.
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Copper, Gypsum from Mission Mine (Mission underground mine), Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, [db_pics/mdpics/MD-177370a.jpg]		CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE:
Copper, Gypsum from Mission Mine (Mission underground mine), Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, [db_pics/mdpics/MD-177370b.jpg]

9.9 x 4.2 x 1.1 cm. A fine specimen of bright, micro-dendritic copper in a sawed, transparent gypsum slice from the Mission Mine of Arizona. Ex. Stoudt Collection.

MD-177529 - Copper - - Archived
Iraí, Alto Uruguai region, Rio Grande do Sul, South Region, Brazil
thumbnail, 1.8 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm.
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Copper from Iraí, Alto Uruguai region, Rio Grande do Sul, South Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-177529a.jpg]

1.8 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm. Copper from Brazil, crystallized no less?! This robust, complex crystal was one of the largest and finest in form, and also has a wonderful, colorful iridescent patina on the surface. Complete all around.

MD-177530 - Copper - - Archived
Iraí, Alto Uruguai region, Rio Grande do Sul, South Region, Brazil
thumbnail, 1.6 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm.
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1.6 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm. Copper from Brazil, crystallized no less?! This robust, complex crystal was one of the largest and finest in form, and also has a wonderful, colorful iridescent patina on the surface.

MD-178931 - Copper, Aragonite - - Archived
Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
thumbnail, 2.0 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm.
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2.0 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm. Here is a wonderful thumbnail size specimen of the famous pseudomorphs of Copper after Aragonite from Corocoro. Ex. Kosnar Collection.

MD-179428 - Calcite, Copper - - Archived
Quincy Mine, Hancock, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
miniature, 4.2 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm.
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Calcite, Copper from Quincy Mine, Hancock, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-179428a.jpg]

4.2 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm. A fine, old-time copper-in-calcite specimen from the historic Quincy Mine of Michigan’s Copper Country. The beautifully upright, 2.7 cm, doubly terminated, very glassy and well-striated crystal rests in front of a larger, diagonal, doubly terminated, 3.5 cm crystal. The calcite crystals are pristine and are richly filled with bright copper crystals. Ex. Marty Lewadny Collection.

MD-180704 - Copper - - Archived
Ray Mine, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
thumbnail, 2.6 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm.
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Copper from Ray Mine, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-180704a.jpg]

2.6 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm. A sharp spinel-twinned crystal of native copper from Arizona - a leafy form with small chunky spinel twins ranged along spines.

MD-180779 - Silver, Copper - - Archived
Quincy Mine, Hancock, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
small cabinet, 8.8 x 7.2 x 3.5 cm.
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Silver, Copper from Quincy Mine, Hancock, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-180779a.jpg]

8.8 x 7.2 x 3.5 cm. A superb silver-copper half-breed with matrix from the famous Quincy Mine. The beautifully burnished, 3-prong fan of flattened silver crystals rests atop a biomorphic body of two "arms" with copper and green, epidote-coated matrix. Ex. John Ydren Collection.

MD-181370 - Copper, Cuprite, Malachite - - Archived
Dallas Mine (Dallas shaft), Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
small cabinet, 7.7 x 5.7 x 5.2 cm.
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Copper, Cuprite, Malachite from Dallas Mine (Dallas shaft), Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-181370a.jpg]

7.7 x 5.7 x 5.2 cm. This specimen is an intergrowth of copper, malachite and cuprite. The copper takes on a dark, reddish-brown patina where it coats the copper. Uncoated copper has a fresh coloration. These darker colors are offset by rich green malachite overgrowth of copper. Ex. Harold Urish Collection.

MD-181391 - Copper, Quartz - - Archived
Phoenix Mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
small cabinet, 5.2 x 3.4 x 1.8 cm.
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Copper, Quartz from Phoenix Mine, Phoenix, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-181391a.jpg]

5.2 x 3.4 x 1.8 cm. A sharp, textbook crystal of exceptional form, possibly twinned. This crystal is free-floating above matrix of quartz and prehnite, anchored by a few robust tentacles of copper wire to the matrix below. Ex. Helmut Bruckner Collection.

MD-181392 - Silver, Copper - - Archived
Wolverine Mine, Wolverine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
small cabinet, 5.6 x 2.8 x 3.2 cm.
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Silver, Copper from Wolverine Mine, Wolverine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-181392a.jpg]

5.6 x 2.8 x 3.2 cm. This is a sharply crystallized silver cluster within copper that is also sharply crystallized. Ex. Helmut Bruckner and Seaman Mineralogical Museum (John T. Reeder) Collections.

MD-181706 - Silver, Copper - - Archived
Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
miniature, 4.9 x 3.3 x 1.6 cm.
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4.9 x 3.3 x 1.6 cm. A superb, incredibly well-crystallized and very aesthetic silver-copper half-breed from the famous Copper Country of Michigan. This beautiful, arborescent specimen is a super combination of fan-like, silver crystals, flattened copper crystals and a delicate latticework of copper microcrystals. Both the silver and copper have a nice patina and a bit of green epidote is a nice compliment. Ex. John Ydren Collection, who according to his card purchased this exquisite old-timer from dealer Brad van Scriver in 1964.


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