Mystic Parcel Atlas card showing native copper from Fengjiashan Mine, Hubei, China, with specimen photo and location map.

Native Copper from Fengjiashan Mine | Hubei, China

Fengjiashan Mine in Hubei, China, is a copper–iron skarn deposit and the type locality for rare hubeite. Its native copper forms intricate, branching openwork structures with a distinctive copper-red metallic luster. Associated with minerals such as cuprite and delafossite, these sculptural specimens reflect the locality’s remarkable mineral diversity.

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This specimen is part of the Mystic Parcel Curio Cabinet collection.

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