Old Michigan Miners Souvenir Mantlepiece Copper Specimen

Description

This special copper specimen was an old copper miner’s souvenir from his younger mining days which he kept on his fireplace mantle. It is from the historic copper mines of the Keweenaw Peninsula, which is the northernmost part of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It projects into Lake Superior and was the site of the first copper boom in the United States. This specimen was procured by us in the late 1990’s from an old friend of the miner. We left the specimen just as it was when we got it. It is mounted rather crudely in a piece of used wood and mounted in carved out recesses with a glue gun. This piece had a lot of memories for the old miner, so we thought it best to preserve it as we had received it. This is an excellent copper specimen with prehnite crystals and coatings. The crystals are worn edged, as can be seen in the photos, indicating the specimens age. This is a real piece of mining history from a classic locale!

Specimen weighs 57.4 oz or 3.59 lbs (1.628kg) Measures 6.58 x 4.45 x 1.73 inches (16.7 x 11.3 x 4.4cm)