Cuprite

Cuprite / Mont-Roc Mine, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Cuprite

Cuprite

Collector gamstone: Cuprite - 24.49 ct. Emke Mine, Onganga (Onganja), Seeis, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, Namibia.  photo Heritage Auctions Cuprite is a minor ore of copper, known for its distinctive red color - hence its nickname Ruby Copper. Mostly known to mineral collectors, it wasn't until the Namibian discovery in the 1970s that material large and transparent enough to facet, transformed this mineral into a rare gemstone. Virtually all of the gem Cuprite in the world has come from this singular deposit at... [Lire la suite]