Copper

CopperA widespread and industrially important mineral, copper has been used by humans as ornamentation, tools, and as a precious metal for thousands of years. The word copper originates from the latin for the island of Cyprus, where early very productive copper mines supplied much of the ancient world with the material. Copper is a so called native metal, which means it naturally occurs in its metallic form. Natural copper is relatively soft and often found

From the Ordovician age

and when exposed to the elements over a long period of time can change into the closely related malachite

They were recovered from deposits in Morocco and date back to the late Cretaceous Period

Natural copper is relatively soft and often found in intricate and unique structures

Azurite is a striking copper-based mineral found in shades of deep blue to vivid green

449 million years old

Flexycalymene Trilobite Geodes are approx

One of the most widely recognized and unmistakable minerals

large calcite crystals and the dusting of fine gold from the pyrite is unique to specimens from this specific region of China and have not been found anywhere else

It is found in many sites across the world

these calymene trilobites are common in south eastern Tazzarine region of Morocco

the so-called “Benz” calcite comes from specific formations in Hubei