145 Cts parcel 6 Sonara Sunset Japser MYGM 1873

Description

 

 

Sonara Sunset size largets appro 36x 26x 5  mm

six stones as per images

soem have inclusion lines so may crack so price has been halved for this win

 

Rare to find three colours in one stone

As it is rare to form this way

The blue/green is Chrysocolla,

 the red is Cuprite,

(but it also has Chalcotricite, which is the orangey red),

 and the black is Iron.

It is known as Sonora Sunset or Sonora Sunrise. 

The mostly solid red cabochons are sometimes called Crimson Cuprite.

This lovely cabochon material is from the Millpillas Mine in Sonora Mexico.

The mine opened in 2006. Though most copper mines are open pit mines, this material is covered by 1000 feet of gravel!