RARE Copper replacement / pseudomorph after Agate (polished pair)

RARE Copper replacement / pseudomorph after Agate (polished pair)The famed Copper County of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is one of the great Copper deposits in the world and has produced inarguably the largest quantity of superbly well crystallized specimens of the species ever found. It's not just crystallized Copper that makes this area so famous, as there are many other forms styles of Copper that exist, including the rarely seen Copper replacements pseudomorphs after Agate. This matched set started out as

In addition to the good quality of the Wavellites

but in my mind

Specimen # BOL711B145

I have to say that this is one of the best I've seen in terms of sharpness

you'll see the central "core" of the crystal is a dark green (virtually black) hue

each blade is notably well separated from the other

but other associated colorful minerals have been found there

hexagonal crystals of VERY GEMMY colorless Fluorapatite which are included with brilliant rich green colored fibrous Actinolite (variety: "Byssolite") at the base to create a gorgeous two-tone effect

It has a notably interesting “extra virgin olive oil” greenish color with a distinct black color on the pyramidal termination

colorless Quartz crystals on matrix

Bandy described

may not show through as well in the photos as it does in person