Copper, Calcite

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Locality: 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 UV

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Photo added: 24th May 2006

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