Cuprite Specimen #3 Popular Crystals_Calcite and under longwave UV light

and under longwave UV light soft green phantoms are visible within the crystals

and the back showing the natural outer shell of the Ammonite

and some even have sparkly purple Lepidolite and mica on

tabular sheets

Each tooth measures approximately 15-20mm across

Cuprite Specimen #3 Popular Crystals_Calcite and under longwave UV lightA lovely, well formed specimen of Cuprite from Kazakhstan presented in an acrylic specimen box. You will receive the exact Cuprite crystal pictured. Cuprite is named after the Latin for Copper, due to its Copper content, but it is not the green or blue associated with most Copper minerals. Many cut gems sold as Cuprite are in fact other stones that have been dyed the deep red of true Cuprite, for its softness means that Cuprite does not make an ideal