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Cuprite

#54254
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Cuprite from Cornwall, England - 54254
Cuprite from Cornwall, England - 54254

Cuprite

#54254
Availability
Sold
Size
Micromount 
Formula
Cu1+2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Cornwall, England
Tagged
copper

Sweet little Cuprite specimen with the largest crystal to 2.5mm and several smaller. This is an old micromount as you can see. I do not know who did these. Does anyone out there know? The specimen itself sits on a balsamic craddle and has been dislodged, but can easily be fixed. 

Cuprite

Formula
Cu1+2O 
Crystal System
Isometric 
Crystal Habit
Massive - Granular, Capillary 
Cleavage
Imperfect, None, None 
Luster
Adamantine 
Color
brown red, purple red, red, black 
Streak
brownish red 
Class
Isometric - Hexoctahedral 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
3.5-4 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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