SOLD Native Copper - Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane, Morocco
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      Native Copper - Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane, Morocco - Thumbnail No. 198

      An openwork specimen of native copper exhibiting an atypical skeletal structure, resulting from crystallization into flattened, elongated, and twinned octahedra (spinel twinning).

      3 × 1.2 × 1 cm

      Highlights of this specimen:

      - Very open and skeletal structure
      - Crystallization into flattened, elongated octahedra
      - Presence of spinel twinning

      For your information:

      - The Bou Nahas Mine, in the Oumjrane mining district, is a Moroccan locality well known for its native copper crystals.

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      6432-LM2T

      Characteristics

      Mineral
      Native copper
      Size
      Thumbnail (max. 3,1 cm)
      Origin (country)
      Morocco
      Special features
      Twinned crystals