Detailed information
Species
Chalcocite
Dimensions
24 x 36 x 18
mm
Weight
21 g
Locality
Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol Hartford Co., Connecticut USA
Condition
No recorded repairs
This delightful miniature crystallized Chalcocite comes from the famous Bristol Copper mine, Bristol, Hartford Co., Connecticut. This interesting mine - an East Coast classic - worked intermittently from 1836 until about 1953 but it is thought that most of the best Chalcocite specimens came out during the 1840s when a number of prominent Yale-based scientists and collectors recovered specimens before they were dispatched as ore. This fine specimen is entirely Chalcocite and is dominated by a really lovely 1.4 cm long complex stepped crystal, but the base from which it rises is also crystallized Chalcocite, the whole with a really fine dark steely-grey colour, metallic lustre and characterful iridescent patches. The whole specimen is in excellent condition. Ex David Hardman collection no. 2703.