Cuprite
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- Mashamba West Mine, Katanga, Congo
- Minerals
- Cuprite
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- SID
- F301
Red 1.1cm Cuprite crystal on pink Dolomite or Calcite. There is contacting on the sides where it grew against the pocket wall.
Unfortunately it popped off the matrix when I trimmed it out of the pocket and the crystal has been reattached.