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Quartz pseudomorph after Barite with Tennantite from El Cobre Mine, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

 
Quartz pseudomorph after Barite with Tennantite from El Cobre Mine, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

Quartz pseudomorph after Barite with Tennantite from El Cobre Mine, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 19359
Mineral:Quartz pseudomorph after Barite with Tennantite
Locality:El Cobre Mine, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
Description:Large quartz pseudomorphs after 11 cm barite crystals overgrown with brassy pyrite crystals up to 2 mm and gray, metallic tennantite crystals up to 6 mm. The formation is fully crystallized except on the bottom edges where it was attached to matrix.
Overall Size:6x5x2
Crystals:to 1/4
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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