Cuprite

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Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

Octahedral crystals of cuprite with green malachite

Origin: Kamsdorf, Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany

Picture size: 5 mm

Owner: Thomas Witzke

 

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Origin: Wheal Phoenix (Phoenix United Mine), Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK

Sample size: 1.5 mm crystal

Owner: Steve Rust

 

Origin: Penberthy Croft mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK

Sample size: Tiny octahedral cuprite crystals to 0.4 mm, with pale green malachite

Owner: Steve Rust

 

  

 

Origin: Stoneycroft Smelter, Braithwaite District, Cumbria, England, UK

Sample size: area 6 mm (left), 3 mm crystal group (right), 2 mm crystal group (bottom)

Owner: Christine Rust

 

  

Origin: New Cliff Hill Quarry, Stanton under Bardon, Leicestershire, England, UK

Sample size: 2 mm prismatic crystal (left), 1.7 mm reticulated cuprite group (right)

Owner: Steve Rust

 

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One side of this specimen features great coverage of cuprite, variety chalcotrichite, crystals. Another side has some double terminated calcite crystals that are included with chalcotrichite.

Origin: Holbrook Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, U.S.A.

Ex. Kevin Conroy collection

Sample size: 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm

 

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