Cobre Nativo
Cobre is a mineral with formula Cu, in the Elementos Nativos group. This specimen comes from Minas de Riotinto, Riotinto, Huelva, Andalucía, España and joined the Terrium collection in 1978.
Description
It carries a small pebble attached.
History of this specimen
It belonged to one of the first serious Spanish women collectors, Maria Amelia Caffarena, who opened the shop La Tierra in Málaga in 1978 out of her love for minerals and because she came to have 12 tons of stones stored at home.
About Cobre
A native metallic element that may occur as masses, wires, dendrites or crystals.
About the locality
Riotinto is a historic massive-sulphide district with a long mining history linked to copper.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0669
- Composition
- Cu
- Name
- Cobre
- Variety
- Nativo
- Group
- Elementos Nativos
- Category
- Meritum Persé
- Mine
- Minas de Riotinto
- District / Municipality
- Riotinto
- Province
- Huelva
- Region
- Andalucía
- Country
- España
- Acquired
- 1978
- Ex-collection
- María Amelia Caffarena > Antonino Bueno Yawes
- Etymology
- From the Latin "cuprum", derived from "aes cyprium" ("metal of Cyprus"), referring to the island’s historical abundance of copper.
- Quality
- Notable
- Value trend
- Estable
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