Congratulations to this guy for winning the inaugural Ore Cup and becoming the International Mineralogical Association's Ore mineral of the year!
https://www.mineralcup.org/

Go copper metal, you might not be a sulfide mineral but you still rock.

Image: Worlds largest chunk of mined vein copper. 19 tonnes of native copper!

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Looking forward to digging into this book over the weekend.

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Women-of-the-Copper-Country/Mary-Doria-Russell/9781982109592

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