Copper (unique ''leaf''-like specimen)

Item Description

The most well-known specimens from this locality are the famous Copper pseudomorphs after Aragonite, but to find non-pseudomorphic, crystalline native Copper is rather rare. This piece is a unique and hard to find great aesthetic display Copper specimen with a "fan" or "leaf"-like shape from this historic locality. I have never seen Copper specimens like this from Corocoro, and this particular specimen was mined in early 2011). It almost resembles some form of aquatic sea life, like coral, and I've even heard them compared to ginkgo leaves. This piece is one of the more interesting and one-of-a-kind specimens from Corocoro that I have offered due to it's interesting shape. Good Bolivian Coppers are not common on the market, and I was told that the locality was purchased by a Korean mining company with the intent of melting down all the copper, so collecting and obtaining specimens will become very difficult in the future. If you're a Copper collector, I'm certain that you do not have one of these in your collection. Valued at $900.