Detailed information
Dimensions
82 x 88 x 80
mm
Weight
975 g
Locality
Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee Warren District, Mule Mountains Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Condition
No recorded repairs
Any crystallized Native Copper from the famous old Copper Queen mine at Bisbee is significant, but those like this, that are made up of blocky, rather than pointed crystals are all the more rare. At a little shy of 1 kg, this cabinet-sized Native Copper is a significant Copper Queen mine specimen and certainly extremely hard to source nowadays, having almost certainly come from pre-World War II times. Covered in very many stepped faces its cubic, blocky crystal form is quite obvious and is sometimes attributed to Native Copper replacements after Cuprite crystals I have to say that I can't be certain if that is the case, but they are certainly not your typical form for Native Copper crystals. Added to its unusual crystal form, its surface patina, with rainbow-coloured iridescence and pale pink-orange tarnish is really very nice indeed.
