Native Copper Solid Sphere in Pure Copper – An Ancient Metal - Height: 50 mm - Width: 50 mm- 600 g
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Solid sphere of native copper, 50 mm in diameter and weighing 600 g, sourced from selected mines in the Western United States with origin in Michigan, United States.
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Copper is one of the few metals found in its native state in nature, not alloyed with other elements.
This sphere is made from pure natural copper, mined from selected mines in the Western United States, one of the most iconic areas for copper mining since the nineteenth century. Its appearance is the unmistakable look of solid copper: a warm metallic surface, with hues ranging from orange-red to golden-brown, crisscrossed with micro natural ripples that reveal its artisanal craftsmanship.
Each sphere is carved from a solid block and polished to maintain the metal’s natural shine, while leaving visible the tiny imperfections that are typical.
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 negativity, acting as a shield for the aura,
- Used also to balance the chakras, particularly the second (sacral) and the fourth (heart).
In tradition, copper was used to build ritual tools, amulets, water cups, and protective objects. Even today it is employed in grounding practices and for contact with Earth’s 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 changes slowly over time: in humid environments it can develop a natural green patina (copper oxide or "verdigris"), but it can be polished to shine again as newly 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.
Translated by Google TranslateCopper is one of the few metals found in its native state in nature, not alloyed with other elements.
This sphere is made from pure natural copper, mined from selected mines in the Western United States, one of the most iconic areas for copper mining since the nineteenth century. Its appearance is the unmistakable look of solid copper: a warm metallic surface, with hues ranging from orange-red to golden-brown, crisscrossed with micro natural ripples that reveal its artisanal craftsmanship.
Each sphere is carved from a solid block and polished to maintain the metal’s natural shine, while leaving visible the tiny imperfections that are typical.
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 negativity, acting as a shield for the aura,
- Used also to balance the chakras, particularly the second (sacral) and the fourth (heart).
In tradition, copper was used to build ritual tools, amulets, water cups, and protective objects. Even today it is employed in grounding practices and for contact with Earth’s 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 changes slowly over time: in humid environments it can develop a natural green patina (copper oxide or "verdigris"), but it can be polished to shine again as newly 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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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
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