Copper

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Toenail, 3.3 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm
Start Time: 05/04/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/16/2017 6:34:25 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A fine quality and very attractive large thumbnail / toenail sized piece of native Copper from Tsumeb with not only beautiful three-dimensional form, but fine crystallization as well. When viewed up close, one can see the crystals are not only sharp, but well-formed, defined and eye-catching. Habits are mostly dodecahedral, but I can see tetrahexahedral faces along with some simple cubic faces and I believe there are some octahedral faces as well. As you can see from the micro photos we took, one can spend a great deal of time with this piece under the microscope. A fun and attractive specimen of this now hard to find material.

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