Copper ("sheet")

Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Small Cabinet, 5.2 x 4.9 x 1.2 cm
Start Time: 07/06/2017 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/13/2017 7:02:57 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Most people are familiar with the Copper pseudomorphs after Aragonite from this locality, but to find non-pseudomorphic native Copper is rather rare. This arborescent "sheet" of somewhat crystalline Copper is a nice display from this historic locality. These pieces started to trickle out around October of 2007, and this piece is one of the better samples of this material that I have offered in this size range. It certainly has an organic appearance, very "leaf"-like. It has a lovely patina with exterior oxidized reddish Cuprite, soft green Malachite and blue Connellite.

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