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Pyrite with Sphalerite from Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru

 
Pyrite with Sphalerite from Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru

Pyrite with Sphalerite from Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru

Pyrite with Sphalerite from Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru

Pyrite with Sphalerite from Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru

Pyrite with Sphalerite from Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru

Pyrite with Sphalerite from Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 77151
Mineral:Pyrite with Sphalerite
Locality:Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru
Description:Lustrous yellow-metallic pyrite crystals to 20 mm with scattered overgrowth of small brown sphalerite crystals to 1 mm. Though photos are not shown, the sphalerite crystals fluoresce orange under SW UV illumination. The pyrite does not fluoresce. Collected ca. 1992
Overall Size:8x7x5 cm
Crystals:1-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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