Copper

CopperThis specimen of Native Copper resembles what we saw from the 2017 discovery at the Rocklands Mine in Australia. It has a defined arborescent form with tendril like branching "arms" and beautiful three dimensional appeal. My favorite aspect of the piece is the fact that it sits beautifully on its own without the aid of a base or clay. If you look closely, there are some actual crystal faces on the piece, so it's both a crystallized specimen and what I

Specimen # BOL711B230

His catalogue number (1887) is still glued to the base of the specimen

Beautiful material and certainly different from your run of the mill petrified wood

To find gem quality crystals is extremely difficult these days

“chalky” crystals with the slight silvery overtone

The most intriguing aspect of the piece (though hard to see in the photos)

The reverse side of the piece shows a small

where some of the globules are smooth and glassy

Clarence Coil in 1975

and they are beautiful up close

I'm always impressed when one finds a piece this size with such good clarity and so many insects preserved within

This is a great rarity for Beryl