rare
native copper
float copper
The tell
Heavy, and it DENTS instead of chipping, because copper is a metal, so a tap squashes it where a rock would shatter. Weathers green.
Stick to public Keweenaw beaches. Mine property and stamp sands are private or restricted, and the difference matters.
What it gets mistaken for
- copper agate
- hematite
- pyrite
- brass
- rusted metal
The facts
- also calledfloat copper
- age~1.1 billion yrs
- where it turns uppublic Keweenaw beaches ยท float south
- on the chartrare · 250 stickers ever
Put it on the shelf
Every stone on this chart is drawn and kiss-cut at three inches. The rarer the stone, the fewer exist: only 250 native copper will ever be printed, then the run is retired.
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