Mohawkite

Locality: Mohawk Mine, Mohawk, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA

This is a rare arsenide of copper containing nickel and cobalt. Found only on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. It is unusual in that much of the material was either smelted or polished for lapidar objects, while this remains in its natural form 5.6 x 5 x 1.7 cm

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