Copper
Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
4.8 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm. A superb, pristine, floater, copper crystal cluster from the famous, small 2002 find at the Santa Rita Mine, New Mexico. This arborescent cluster is composed of sharp, spinel-twinned and tetrahexahedral crystals with a very nice, rich, coppery patina. There are even a couple of uncommon, skeletal/hoppered crystals. The long ...
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