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Enargite (twinned crystal) from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru

 
Enargite (twinned crystal) from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru

Enargite (twinned crystal) from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 19257
Mineral:Enargite (twinned crystal)
Locality:Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru
Description:Pocket in massive pyrite matrix lined with many dark, metallic enargite crystals. The enargite crystals are all twinned with distinct reentrant faces running down the center of the crystals defining the twin plane. Unusual.
Overall Size:10x7x7 cm
Crystals:2-16 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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