{"product_id":"copper-ore-decorator-slab-specialty-piece-copy","title":"Copper Ore Decorator Slab - Specialty Piece 26.9lb","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"productGeneral biggerText\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"productGeneral biggerText\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopper Ore Slabs are individually priced decorators. Copper ore can occur in veins, spots, streaks, or large masses mixed with the rock matrix. The color of the rock may be solid or a mixture of red conglomerate, green epidote, white quartz or black basalt. The copper has been buffed polished and coated to enhance the beauty of the piece. Photos are representative only. This piece is 26.9lbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichigan Native Copper\u003cbr\u003eMichigan's Keweenaw Peninsula is the most important locality in the world for pure native copper. Mining began in 1845 and continued until 1968 and over 5 million tons of refined copper were recovered from Michigan's copper mines. In the early 1900's it led the world in copper production and \"Lake Copper\" was the purity standard to which other refined copper was compared.\u003cbr\u003eLong before the mining operations of the past century began in the Keweenaw, pre-historic peoples mined copper from the mineral rich veins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"KGG- Dollar Bay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462725812436,"sku":"CS-DA-SP2","price":1345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0252\/7766\/1246\/products\/cs-da.jpg?v=1573668624","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.copperconnection.com\/products\/copper-ore-decorator-slab-specialty-piece-copy","provider":"Keweenaw Gem \u0026 Gift - WS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}