Native Copper

Item Description

Copper crystals from Australian locales have always been rare and desirable, seldom found in quantity. Around 2018, however, some number of really sharp crystals started coming out of the Rocklands Mine in Queensland. While few major pieces have been found, the average quality of these pieces has seemed shockingly high and fine - making them instant collector classics for a new Australian find, and for worldwide copper in general. While they are briefly plentiful, these kinds of finds come and go and we always buy them when they come out, as things get scarce quickly. This is a particularly elegant large miniature from those finds. Donated to the MINDAT auction by Phil Persson.