{"product_id":"chalcocite-36","title":"CHALCOCITE","description":"This delightful miniature crystallized Chalcocite comes from the famous Bristol Copper mine, Bristol, Hartford Co., Connecticut. This interesting mine - an East Coast classic - worked intermittently from 1836 until about 1953 but it is thought that most of the best Chalcocite specimens came out during the 1840s when a number of prominent Yale-based scientists and collectors recovered specimens before they were dispatched as ore. This fine specimen is entirely Chalcocite and is dominated by a really lovely 1.4 cm long complex stepped crystal, but the base from which it rises is also crystallized Chalcocite, the whole with a really fine dark steely-grey colour, metallic lustre and characterful iridescent patches. The whole specimen is in excellent condition. Ex David Hardman collection no. 2703.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57781421932879,"sku":"CC49988","price":555.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC49988_2c61e095-7e7a-4cc2-969a-da0de015c19d.jpg?v=1783988878","url":"https:\/\/crystalclassics.co.uk\/products\/chalcocite-36","provider":"Crystal Classics UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}