Copper ("Spinel"-twins and crystals) Vivianite From the "Alpine-type" collection of

From the "Alpine-type" collection of my father

and it is often difficult to know where specimens are from because several mines in the area share the same vein system

Though lustrous and gemmy

lustrous and GEMMY the crystal is

Copper ("Spinel"-twins and crystals) Vivianite From the "Alpine-type" collection ofThis beautiful specimen of Native Copper features a pleasing combination of defined "Spinel" twins and well formed crystals intergrown to create a display quality miniature. The piece is highlighted at the top by a wonderful dodecahedral crystal of Copper with both smooth well formed positive faces and skeletal or "hoppered" negative faces sitting atop an elongated group of "Spinel" twins which branch out along the length of the specimen. Each of the