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Fluorite on Calcite var. Manganoan with Pyrite from Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru

 
Fluorite on Calcite var. Manganoan with Pyrite from Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru

Fluorite on Calcite var. Manganoan with Pyrite from Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite on Calcite var. Manganoan with Pyrite from Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 58971
Mineral:Fluorite on Calcite var. Manganoan with Pyrite
Locality:Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru
Description:Lustrous transparent gray cubic fluorite crystals to 6 mm over translucent pale-pink manganese-rich rhombohedral calcite crystals to 9 mm with small metallic pyrite crystals to 1 mm with brown surface alteration.
Overall Size:5x2.5x1.5 cm
Crystals:0.2-9.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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