Copper Pyrite While in its sticky gel

While in its sticky gel state

It is a relatively soft mineral

Approx 420 million years old

copper has been used by humans as ornamentation

which over the course of millions of years becomes solid while retaining the semitransparent yellowish hue of tree sap

Copper Pyrite While in its sticky gelA widespread and industrially important mineral, copper has been used by humans as ornamentation, tools, and as a precious metal for thousands of years. The word copper originates from the latin for the island of Cyprus, where early very productive copper mines supplied much of the ancient world with the material. Copper is a so called native metal, which means it naturally occurs in its metallic form. Natural copper is relatively soft and often found