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Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Good arborescent group, very aerial, with sharp Copper crystals in a pocket filled with very small crystals of Calcite. Even considering Copper as a common species for the locality, good samples are actually rare.
Cole shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona USA
Specimen size: 6.9 x 4.4 x 4.5 cm
Calcite extremely fluorescent long & short ...
 © fabreminerals.comPhoto ID: 62494    View Count: 221

Copper : Cu

Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

I must say that when this specimen is on a stand and upright, it has a rather elegant appearance. A spear-like cluster of intergrown, patinated, crystals, to .7 cm across, comprises this piece. Chuck Youngblood owned a rock and jewelry shop in Bisbee for decades and sold his personal Bisbee collection to the Stoudts some years ago, 1998. . 7.8 x ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 74939    View Count: 128

Copper : Cu

Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

This, I must say, is an odd specimen. It is composed of very fine grained copper, on both sides, and yet a crinkled, thin sheet of copper is attached. Growing conditions for this specimen must have changed drastically for this unusual combination to form. Odd, yet intriguing. Chuck Youngblood owned a rock and jewelry shop in Bisbee for decades and ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 75425    View Count: 105

Copper : Cu

Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

This large, remarkable, crystallized copper specimen is wonderfully patinated by malachite and cuprite. The largest crystal measures 3.5 cm across. This old time specimen comes with the label of acclaimed Colorado mineral dealer, Lazard Cahn (died 1940), as well as the label of premier Bisbee collector, Richard Graeme and most recently the Stoudt ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 74930    View Count: 97
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