| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Peru > Tetrahedrite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 81553 |
| Mineral: | Tetrahedrite |
| Locality: | Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru |
| Description: | Elongated plate of large lustrous metallic tetrahedrite crystals to 24 mm with patches of colorless (very pale pink) calcite-rhodochrosite microcrystals in crevices between the crystals. The tetrahedrite crystals have yellowish-bluish iridescent faces. |
| Overall Size: | 7.5x5x1.8 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 24 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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