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Native Copper Psm Aragonite

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Native Copper Psm Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.8 × 1.4 cm
Description

Here is a wonderful thumbnail size specimen of the famous pseudomorphs of copper after aragonite from Coro Coro. These floater specimens are well known from Bolivia for their great form and colour, and this piece has the classic and unique form that has made these pieces some of the most well known and highly sought after pseudomorphs around.

This specimen is a very fine example of this material.

There hasn’t been any significant amount of these specimens on the market in approximately 25 years, and they are often only found in old collections

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Copper

Formula: 
Cu
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain