'Cuprum sulphuratum' Size:Standard: 6 x 4in 17th January 1974

17th January 1974

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'Cuprum sulphuratum' Size:Standard: 6 x 4in 17th January 1974Specimens of copper sulphate, here termed 'sulphuret of copper', with a figure showing its crystalline form. Plate 77 from British mineralogy: or coloured figures intended to elucidate the mineralogy of Great Britain, by James Sowerby, volume 1 (London, R. Taylor & Co., 1804). The accompanying text states that 'This copper ore is not uncommon; but the form of the crystallization in this specimen is either rare, or has been hitherto overlooked