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Sphalerite over Quartz, Galena, Pyrite from Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

 
Sphalerite over Quartz, Galena, Pyrite from Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

Sphalerite over Quartz, Galena, Pyrite from Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

Sphalerite over Quartz, Galena, Pyrite from Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

Sphalerite over Quartz, Galena, Pyrite from Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

Sphalerite over Quartz, Galena, Pyrite from Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

Sphalerite over Quartz, Galena, Pyrite from Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

Sphalerite over Quartz, Galena, Pyrite from Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

Sphalerite over Quartz, Galena, Pyrite from Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 63280
Mineral:Sphalerite over Quartz, Galena, Pyrite
Locality:Manuelita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Peru
Description:Rich cluster of large transparent red-brown sphalerite crystals to 12 mm almost completely covering slender translucent colorless quartz crystals to 20 mm with scattered yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 1 mm and gray-metallic galena crystals to 5 mm.
Overall Size:8x8x4 cm
Crystals:1-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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