Copper Afghanistan not the more likely Park

not the more likely Park or Teller County locality that one might expect from Colorado

Specimen # BOL711B34

and just beautiful for the locality

Medium yellow-green color and decent gemminess make this a worthwhile representative piece from this famous discovery

From a find at the lesser known Rudna Mine in Poland

Copper Afghanistan not the more likely ParkThe Copper Country of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is undeniably one the most substantial mineral deposits in the western hemisphere. In its heyday, the area was the world's greatest producer of native Copper, and is best known not only for producing superb, crystallized examples but large display specimens to boot! Here we have a very dramatic, impressive, showy display piece featuring arborescent, or dendritic, growths of crystallized Copper