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Bournonite on Pyrite from Mina Machacamarca, Viboras section, near Colavi, Potosi, Bolivia

 
Bournonite on Pyrite from Mina Machacamarca, Viboras section, near Colavi, Potosi, Bolivia

Bournonite on Pyrite from Mina Machacamarca, Viboras section, near Colavi, Potosi, Bolivia

Bournonite on Pyrite from Mina Machacamarca, Viboras section, near Colavi, Potosi, Bolivia

DESCRIPTION:No. 53233
Mineral:Bournonite on Pyrite
Locality:Mina Machacamarca, Viboras section, near Colavi, Potosi, Bolivia
Description:Lustrous gray-metallic bournonite crystals, repeatedly twinned resulting in a classic cogwheel formation 12 mm across, on yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 2 mm. Two top edges are chipped on the corners.
Overall Size:6x4x3 cm
Crystals:0.5-12.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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