Native Copper Solid Sphere in Pure Copper – An Ancient Metal - Height: 50 mm - Width: 50 mm- 600 g

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Specimen: native copper sphere (Cu), diameter 50 mm, weight 600 g, from selected mines in the Western United States, United States.

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Copper is one of the few metals that occurs in nature in its native state, i.e., not alloyed with other elements.
This sphere is made of natural pure copper, mined from selected mines in the Western United States, one of the most iconic areas for copper mining since the nineteenth century. The appearance is that unmistakable look of solid copper: a warm metallic surface, with hues ranging from orange-red to golden-brown, crossed by micro natural ripples that reveal its artisanal workmanship.
Each sphere is cut from a solid block and polished to maintain the metal’s natural brilliance, while leaving visible the minor imperfections typical of handcrafting.

Copper has always been considered a sacred metal:
Associated with Venus, love, and harmony,
It stimulates the energetic flow, promoting the connection between body and spirit,
It is said to absorb negativities, acting as a shield for the aura,
Used to balance the chakras, particularly the second (sacral) and the fourth (heart).
In tradition, copper was used to construct ritual tools, amulets, water cups, and protective objects. Today it is still employed in grounding practices and for contact with Earth energy.
Copper is an excellent conductor of energy, both electrical and symbolic, and is also used in the construction of therapeutic pyramids and radionics circuits.
Its color gradually changes over time: in damp environments it may develop a natural greenish patina (copper oxide or “verdigris”), but it can be polished to shine again as if freshly forged.
This sphere can be used as: a collectible or meditation object, part of a collection of pure metals, or even as an anti-stress tool: holding a copper sphere in the hand stimulates the palm and the meridians.

Origin: Selected mines, Western United States
Composition: Natural copper
Diameter: 50 mm
Weight: 600 g

Seller's Story

The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements. Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past". All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Copper is one of the few metals that occurs in nature in its native state, i.e., not alloyed with other elements.
This sphere is made of natural pure copper, mined from selected mines in the Western United States, one of the most iconic areas for copper mining since the nineteenth century. The appearance is that unmistakable look of solid copper: a warm metallic surface, with hues ranging from orange-red to golden-brown, crossed by micro natural ripples that reveal its artisanal workmanship.
Each sphere is cut from a solid block and polished to maintain the metal’s natural brilliance, while leaving visible the minor imperfections typical of handcrafting.

Copper has always been considered a sacred metal:
Associated with Venus, love, and harmony,
It stimulates the energetic flow, promoting the connection between body and spirit,
It is said to absorb negativities, acting as a shield for the aura,
Used to balance the chakras, particularly the second (sacral) and the fourth (heart).
In tradition, copper was used to construct ritual tools, amulets, water cups, and protective objects. Today it is still employed in grounding practices and for contact with Earth energy.
Copper is an excellent conductor of energy, both electrical and symbolic, and is also used in the construction of therapeutic pyramids and radionics circuits.
Its color gradually changes over time: in damp environments it may develop a natural greenish patina (copper oxide or “verdigris”), but it can be polished to shine again as if freshly forged.
This sphere can be used as: a collectible or meditation object, part of a collection of pure metals, or even as an anti-stress tool: holding a copper sphere in the hand stimulates the palm and the meridians.

Origin: Selected mines, Western United States
Composition: Natural copper
Diameter: 50 mm
Weight: 600 g

Seller's Story

The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements. Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past". All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Details

Main mineral
Native Copper
Mineral form
Solid Sphere in Pure Copper – An Ancient Metal
Weight
600 g
Country of origin
Michigan - United States of America
Height
50 mm
Width
50 mm
Depth
50 mm
ItalyVerified
13073
Objects sold
98.76%
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