A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Native copper |
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| Description | Copper (Cu) is one of several elements that commonly occurs (nearly) pure (in its native state). It occurs as irregular masses, plates, and less commonly as crystals. Native copper has been mined for centuries and now is all but depleted as an economically viable ore. This native copper sample, 10 cm across, was associated with a series of ancient, basaltic lava flows with interlayered breccias. |
| Location | USA ▹ Arizona. Near Bisbee. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-25. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #31. |
| Key words | native copper, Arizona |
| Tech details | 598 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 839 |
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