Copper
Pearl Handle pit, Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
14.0 x 11.4 x 0.3 cm. A fantastic looking large flattened copper from the Ray Mine. Striking, diverging, very long, spinel-twinned copper crystals are sculpturally filled in with smaller spinels. The "flag" at the top is most dramatic. The impressive "spines" to the large spinels, scattered bits of malachite and the bright coppery patina really ...
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