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Tetrahedrite, Quartz, Galena from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru

 
Tetrahedrite, Quartz, Galena from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru

Tetrahedrite, Quartz, Galena from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru

Tetrahedrite, Quartz, Galena from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru

Tetrahedrite, Quartz, Galena from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru

Tetrahedrite, Quartz, Galena from Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 65495
Mineral:Tetrahedrite, Quartz, Galena
Locality:Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru
Description:Large 26 mm lustrous greenish-metallic tetrahedral tetrahedrite crystal surrounded by smaller tetrahedrite crystals, lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals to 13 mm and flattened Spinel-law twinned gray-metallic galena crystals to 9 mm. Ex. D. Miller collection #M1555; ex. Luis Leite (1942-1999)
Overall Size:6x4.5x2 cm
Crystals:1-26 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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