Native Copper?

[WawaDuane]

I found this around the area where I find copper culture artifacts. I'm not sure if it's a piece of native copper or not. I sawed a piece off with a chop saw to see what's inside.

 

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[mamabear]

I'm no expert, but I would say yes. & it is a lovely piece. I love the cut end. It is amazing!

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

rofl...yes...native copper...beautiful specimen...difficult to come by...
is that Canadian copper?
nice job on the cut...though...copper has a tendency to overload stones and saw blades...

 

[WawaDuane]

Yes it's Canadian copper from the Lake Superior/Michipicoten area. I used a chop saw for cutting metal and went slow.....worked fine. This one came from the same place.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

beautiful specimen...thank you
so these are not out of a mine? you found them at a native site?
look for hammers...and a anvil stone.

 

[WawaDuane]

Nope not out of a mine....bank of a river. There is a on old copper mine about 50 miles away on a island in Lake Superior, I would assume the natives moved them from there to the river near where they camped and worked them from there.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

excellent...there must be a forge site near the river....

 

[flakebiter]

Looks to me like dendritic native copper, not worked by man.
Precious in any case. Beautiful specimen.
Here is what some other samples look like-
(On some of them, acid has been used to wear away the rock).

https://www.google.com/search?q=dendrite+copper&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=vC4yU8bFIuLcyQHh4IDgCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1296&bih=732#q=dendritic+copper&spell=1&tbm=isch

 

[jrsherman]

That is gorgeous! It would make a beautiful display piece of you could cut some thin (1/4-1/2") segments! I'd buy one I know!