Cuprite Kennecott Copper Co. Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita District, Grant Co., New Mexico 1.23cm x 1.1cm x .84cm Ex. Percy A. Foster, M. D. Collection (1889-1968)

Description/Interesting Notes: PLEASE NOTE: This is a special "Holiday Listing" and will be ending on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28th An absolutely superb example of cuprite from New Mexico!!! This old time specimen consists of a very large, single floater crystal of cuprite!!! The crystal is a complex, compound cubo-octahedral crystal!!! The crystal has sharp, highly lustrous faces and lively flashes of deep red color!!! The crystal is complete and unamaged all around!!! The areas that might appear to be damage in the pictures are actually areas where there are numerous tiny, stepped faces where cubic forms are coming out of the crystal!!! This specimen was part of a group of cuprite crystal specimens from the Foster collection!!! The specimens were all single floater crystals from this locality, however this specimen was the largest and best cubo-octahedral crystal by far!!! This specimen is absolutely exceptional for the locality!!! The pics don't even come close to doing it justice!!! This specimen does not retain its original label since it was part of the group, however I would be happy to provide digital copies upon request!!! The Foster collection held some truly extraordinary specimens from the Southwest U.S. that are still highly regarded today!!! Good luck and be sure to check out my other exciting mineral auctions on ebay!!!

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