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Shattuckite after Cuprite - Sold
- Tantara mine
- Haut Katanga Province
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1.3 by 1.3 by 1.3 cm – Thumbnail specimen (fits into a 2.5 cm cube)
Shattuckite is a copper silicate mineral named after the Shattuck mine at Bisbee, Arizona (Schaller, 1915). In this example, a dodecahedral crystal of cuprite formed first, which later transformed to porcelainous blue shattuckite. This is a loose crystal, with minor adhering clay, approximately 75% complete.
