Cuprite
$40.00
3.5x3.2x1.5 cm
Tsumeb Mine
Otjikoto
Namibia
Item number: 29673
The top of this siliceous gossan crust is totally covered with sharp dodecahedra/octahedra of cuprite. The crystals appear very dark but where crystals are crushed along the edge you can see that they are very red! A less common Tsumeb mineral.