Cuprite gem crystal (classic locale) ex Miguel Romero Coll.

Item Description

During the 1970s, this famous mine produced some of the world's finest cuprite specimens, along with outstanding copper, malachite and calcite specimens. This is a classic and shapely modified octahedron with bright silver-metallic luster. It has been etched out from under a coating of malachite and the cuprite faces are pitted. The crystal is complete all-around and is pristine with the attachment at the base. The backlit photo highlight the glorious gemminess and intense, cherry-red color saturation. Superb material from the 1973 find. It has a fine provenance, having been in the Dr. Miguel Romero Collection (http://www.irocks.com/e-book-romero). Fairly valued at $2500 for quality and provenance.