Natural Stone Slab Apache Gold Rough Rock Black Cabbing Arizona #2

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Natural Stone Slab Apache Gold Rough Rock Black Cabbing Arizona #2:
$10.00

Apache Gold Stone Slab Cutting Cabbing Rough Rock

This natural Apache Gold rough rock slab isjust3.75 inches by 2.5inches and6 mm thick.

It weighs .18 lbs. It has been pretreated with a resin called Opticon for easier cutting.

This lovely material is known as Apache Gold. It is bright and shiny gold Chalcopyrite in a black Schist found in the United Verde Extension mine in Jerome, Arizona.

Located high on top of Cleopatra Hill (5,200 feet) between Prescott and Flagstaff is the once thriving mining town of Jerome, Arizona. But by 1953, after belching copper for more than 70 years (and about 800 million dollars worth!), the mine was closed down. Now it is mostly a quaint little tourist town. Due to the 30-degree incline of the mountainside, gravity is pulling the entire town down the slope!

Chalcopyrite has been referred to as Fool\'s Gold because it is such a bright gold color and the black in this material is dark black, creating quite a striking contrast. Apache Gold takes a high polish.

Metaphysical Properties: Chalcopyrite is said to assist one in finding lost objects!