Copper

Central mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan
Miniature, 3.8 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm
Start Time: 09/15/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/22/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Here we have a fine example of an aesthetic, arborscent, bright Copper specimen from one of the most historic and classic mining districts in the United States. Arguably, the finest crystallized examples of Copper are found in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A fantastic, skeletal, "Spinel-Law"-twinned group of modified dodecahedral and tetrahexahedral crystals of Copper flaring upward giving this piece a very impactful and dramatic appearance. A great aesthetic small miniature specimen of this well known material. This piece may been acid etched out of host rock due to the luster and unique appearance,

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