Copper nugget - Height: 4 cm - Width: 11 cm- 900 g - (1)

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Copper nugget from Michigan's Lake Superior Copper District, Central America and the Caribbean, weighing 900 g and measuring 12 × 11 × 4 cm.

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Copper is the chemical element with atomic number 29 and its symbol is Cu. It is the first element of group 11 in the periodic table, part of the d-block, and therefore a transition element. Metallic copper is the second-best conductor of electricity after silver, followed by gold. It is also called "red gold" due to its coloration. Copper is the metal humanity has used for the longest time.
Copper had already been known to some of the oldest civilizations we have evidence of; the history of its use is estimated to be at least 10,000 years.

Nugget of copper, from MICHIGAN'S LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT, Central America and the Caribbean.

Weight: 900g
Dimensions: 12x11x4 cm
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Copper is the chemical element with atomic number 29 and its symbol is Cu. It is the first element of group 11 in the periodic table, part of the d-block, and therefore a transition element. Metallic copper is the second-best conductor of electricity after silver, followed by gold. It is also called "red gold" due to its coloration. Copper is the metal humanity has used for the longest time.
Copper had already been known to some of the oldest civilizations we have evidence of; the history of its use is estimated to be at least 10,000 years.

Nugget of copper, from MICHIGAN'S LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER DISTRICT, Central America and the Caribbean.

Weight: 900g
Dimensions: 12x11x4 cm
Shipping via express courier (tracking)

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Number of objects
1
Main mineral
Copper
Mineral form
nugget
Weight
900 g
Origin (region/city)
Michigan's Lake Superior Copper District
Country of origin
Middle America and Caribbean
Height
4 cm
Width
11 cm
Depth
12 cm
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