Mined from: Keweenaw Peninsula / Lake Superior Copper District, Michigan, U.S.A.

Description: This one of a kind Native Copper specimen from Michigan has a long, low profile with a naturally rounded and knobby surface. Exposed areas show warm reddish-copper colour, while darker brown oxidation covers much of the exterior. Small pits, cavities, rough patches, and traces of green oxidation give the piece an aged, natural appearance. This is a solid, substantial example of Michigan copper rather than a sharply crystallized specimen.

Native Copper from Michigan is especially historic, as the Keweenaw Peninsula and surrounding Lake Superior copper district are among the most famous native copper localities in the world. Copper was mined and used in the region for thousands of years by Indigenous peoples before large-scale mining began in the 1800s. Michigan copper is known for occurring in natural metallic masses, sheets, dendritic formations, and occasionally with minerals such as calcite, prehnite, epidote, datolite, and quartz.

Spiritually, Native Copper is often associated with energy flow, grounding, vitality, and conductivity. Many people connect it with motivation, balance, and the movement of stagnant energy, while collectors value it for its bold metallic appearance and historic origin.

Quantity: 1pc (1797g)
With this product, you will get the actual stone in the photograph.